PIRACY: IMPACTS ON THE MARITIMEC INDUSTRY. Shawn GoodeHLSS311 Boo2May 24, 2014PIRACY: IMPACTS ON THE MARITIME INDUSTRYShipping has become one of the most important means of commercial transportation with new markets and the rise of global economies. Currently, more than 80% of global trade is carried out by sea. The Pacific has always been one of the busiest maritime trading zones. Connecting the American and Asian continents, the majority of global shipping passes through the seas of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. Piracy constitutes a direct threat to the maritime security of shipowners. Other crimes such as maritime terrorism and the use of ghost ships are much less common, although they remain a significant problem. The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center (IMB-PRC) defines piracy as "an act of boarding or attempting to board a ship with the intent to commit theft or any other crime and with the intent or the ability to use force to achieve that objective.” act”. Several key factors show how threatened a vessel may be. Firstly, when there appears to be a high level of traffic likely to limit the maneuverability of a vessel. Maneuverability can be used to avoid another threatening ship. Heavy traffic also allows perpetrators to hide behind other vessels before the attack. Second, the lack of maritime law enforcement patrolling the waters has played a significant role in the increase in attacks. The growing number of large private ships carrying valuable goods has become the main target for pirates. These larger ships have become easy targets because they are larger, move slowly, and are difficult to protect. Most are run by small crews, which ensures that they are middle of paper... on private ships, this has become one of the most effective ways to combat piracy. Most guards are former military personnel who board private ships to provide effective security measures against piracy. When the attackers are apprehended, many legal and judicial obstacles are present. Prosecuting and incarcerating hackers is one of the most important elements in combating attacks. Support from all divisions to prosecute and incarcerate offenders will play a key role in keeping attackers at bay. Prosecutors often fail to prosecute a case due to the availability of witnesses; The origin of the aggressor often does not depend on the country in which he is tried, and the economic stakes that the country assumes in judging these cases. The unknown expense could be the cost of not apprehending the attackers and prosecuting them, and keeping them behind bars is far too costly to imagine..