近几年来全球范围内海盗活动都极其猖獗，抢船，偷货，扣人，索要巨额赎金。更有甚者犯下在要不到相应赎金时折磨，杀害海员等一些列恶行。
关于哪些地方有海盗，耳熟能详的有马六甲以及索马里海盗。但是，在现代社会，海盗之猖獗绝不仅仅限于我们所知道的这些区域， 他们可以说是无处不在.
（The spread of sea piracy, in contemporary times is not restricted to one particular sea area or zone. It has become rampant in almost each and every part of the world.）
Piracy zones
下面我们就来盘点一下全球范围内的10个船舶容易受到恐怖威胁的地方.
（Detailed below are 10 piracy affected areas where the terror and threat of sea pirates has reached looming proportions:）
1. 马六甲海峡Malacca Straits: 众所周知，苏伊士运河开通后，马六甲海峡就成为了连接亚洲和地中海欧洲，北非，黑海，亚洲到印度的最重要水道甚至是必经之路，所以这个区域是海盗事件高发的区域。光今年到目前为止都已经发生过好几起海盗上船偷油、抢劫的事件。
（Located in the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca has been a very prominent area affected by marine piracy. Since the Strait forms a commercial getaway for the Suez Canal, Egypt and Europe, in addition to being one of the most important Indo-Sino marine navigation routes; the area is susceptible to high incidences of maritime piracy.）
strait-of-malacca
值得一提的是近年来，新加坡，马来，印尼也越来越加强了打击海盗及恐怖威胁方面的合作。比较恶行的海盗事件有趋于缓和的趋势。
（However collaborated efforts amongst the Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities are being carried out to reduce the piracy incidents in this part of the world.）
2. South China Sea（南中国海）:这个区域的海盗主要是来自马来或是印尼。且根据近年来这个区域内发生的海盗事件看。这个区域出现的海盗往往是盗亦无道，穷凶极恶，作案手法往往惨不忍睹，杀人、弃海。这个区域内一般又以靠近马来水域附近为高发区域。
（Mostly Malaysians or Indonesians, the marine pirates in the South China Sea are regarded to be amongst the most dangerous pirates who ply their nefarious activities. The South China Sea piracy occurs in the Malaysian water area leading to a cause of concern for authorities in the country.）
South China Sea
3. Gulf of Aden（亚丁湾）: 印度洋进入红海地中海的必经之路，地理位置以及周边国家的政治原因等造成了这个区域海盗高发，可以称得上全球最著名的海盗区域。给全球航运业带来了巨大的冲击，多个国家和地区都往该区域派驻了海军护航。我国也从2009年1月开始在该区域进行护航行动。
（The entrance to the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden is another affected piracy sea area. The Gulf forms an important trading route leading into the Suez Canal and geographically well-positioned with the anarchic Somalia.）
gulf of aden
（The Somali sea pirates wreck havoc in this navigational route causing a lot of problems for authorities and shipping conglomerates across the world.）
4. Gulf of Guinea几内亚湾: 海盗新兴区域，几内亚湾——非洲最大的海湾。几内亚湾西非海岸外的大西洋海湾。西起利比里亚的帕尔马斯角，东止加蓬的洛佩斯角。沿岸国家有利比里亚、科特迪瓦、加纳、多哥、贝宁、尼日利亚、喀麦隆、赤道几内亚、加蓬，以及湾头的岛国圣多美和普林西比。非洲运送原油到欧洲和美国的重要区域，给恐怖分子提供了可趁之机。
（An emerging area of piracy activities, the Gulf of Guinea spans a major portion of North-Western and Southern Africa (Angola). It is a very important trade route for crude oil tankers to the European and American continents, making it an appropriate target for the wrongdoers.）
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（As per the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) statistics, so far there have been reported 72attacks, though in the absence of a proper definition of the term ‘piracy’, it has been speculated that many attacks may gone unreported.）
5. Benin（贝宁）: 贝宁湾其实是几内亚湾的一部分。IMO采取了一系列的措施和手段来预防和抵抗这个区域内的海盗活动，但是目前为止还未取得比较积极的效果。
（Benin in Africa is yet another geographic area infested with marine pirates. The area has been listed as one of the high risk areas in terms of marine shipping. The IMO has taken various steps to counter maritime piracy in this piracy affected area, though positive results are yet to be seen.）
benin
6. Nigeria（尼日利亚）: 相信很多跑油船的海员朋友都知道，这个非洲西部的尼日利亚沿海区域，简直就是海盗的聚集区，用英文直译过来兼职就是海盗的蜂窝，很难相信这个富含原油的国家为什么国家的人民会这么穷，进而走投无路成为海盗。原因，请大家去问问我们的世界警察。虽然尼日利亚政府，海军也采取了一系列的措施来打击海盗，但是成果显而易见的是几乎没什么效果。甚至发生过海盗抢劫军舰，和与军舰对抗的事件。
（Nigeria in the Western part of Africa is regarded to be a hive of piracy activities. The threat of piracy is so high in the region that it has been rated as being one of the most risky areas for marine cargo transportation. The factor of the security cover provided by the Nigerian naval authorities is also lacking, leading to increase in sea piracy in this area.
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鉴于此，保险公司对航行于西非范围内的船舶及货物都会出具较高的保费费率。
（It has also been reported that due to extensive piracy threat, shipping through the entire marine belt of West Africa requires a heavy high insurance cover for the goods thus being transported.）
（One of the major points of distinction between the incidents of marine piracy occurring in the Western part of Africa and the Somalia is that the pirates operating in West-Africa operate at a much lower level when compared to their Somali counter-parts.）
7. Somalia（大名鼎鼎的索马里海盗）: 索马里海盗怎么来de ?其实以前索马里是一个渔业非常发达的国家。后由于政治原因，国家长期处于无政府状态，或是有政府也无能状态。然后由于某些国家，在此区域内大量的倾倒一些工业废渣，有毒有害物质等，造成了这个区域内的渔民几乎不能为此营生，到了20世纪90年代一些渔民和军阀以"保护索马里海洋权益"为名，对那些在索马里领海或专属经济区内非法捕鱼或倾倒有毒废物的船只处以罚金。随着航运公司支付的赎金越来越高，海盗已经成为一个暴利行业。进而到后来名正言顺的干起了抢劫，欺诈的海盗买卖。后由于海盗行为带来的巨大收益在一定程度上促进了国家的发展，恶性循环，海盗越发猖獗。
（The main reason for marine piracy occurring at mammoth proportions in Somalia is because of extreme poverty in the region caused due to civil war, government ineffectuality and vast dumps of marine wastes – toxic in nature – existing in the Somali sea-waters. Because of piracy, there have been other problems in the form of fast-increasing premium rates for insurance policies.）
（Maritime piracy in Somalia is a cause of international concern as the people of the country have come to believe that piracy is the only option available to them to ward off poverty and other constraints plaguing them.）
8. Indonesia（印尼）: 海盗高发区域之一，主要集中在安安巴斯群岛，纳土纳群岛。这个区域范围内的海盗一般喜欢也间作案，白天蛰伏。航经这个区域内的船舶夜晚值班一定要保持高度警惕。印尼政府也针对此区域采取了一些行动，但是懒洋洋的没有取得过什么实质性的成果。
（Indonesia is also amongst the highly affected piracy areas in the world. Some of the areas that are targeted by the sea pirates are the Anambas, Natuna and the Merundung Islands, where pirates have been reported to attack ships during night-time as opposed to in the daylight.）
Indonesia
（The Indonesian authorities’ punitive response to the captured pirates in the country is also very lackadaisical raising major concerns across the world.）
9. Arabian Sea（阿拉伯海）: 阿曼湾是阿拉伯海海盗高频出没区域。然而，国际组织和当局忽视了向航行在该区域的人们提供和亚丁湾和索马里一样的安全保障。
(The Gulf of Oman is one of the areas in the Arabian Sea which has been targeted repeatedly by the sea pirates. However, international organisations and authorities have downplayed the extent of security cover to be provided by them in these areas, as compared to the ones offered in piracy infected areas like the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coasts.)
Arabian sea
This is mainly because of limitation in the available naval resources to act as an effective cover and because of the position of the area geographically.
10. Indian Ocean（印度洋）:其实不管阿曼湾海事印度洋海盗，大部分还是来自于借助了船体更大，远续航能力更强的母船的亚丁湾以及索马里海盗。航行更远距离作案以躲过多个国家的护航编队，造成出其不意的效果。
（The waters of the Indian Ocean are also falling prey to the acts of sea pirates. These pirates hail from the ravaged nation of Somalia and have been causing problems to Indian as well as ships hailing from other countries. The Indian Ocean is an unavoidable marine navigation route, thereby highlighting the nature of the problem far more starkly.）
Indian ocean
Marine piracy is a crime that needs to be addressed to without any delay. The international maritime committees and organisations are doing their share of shouldering the responsibility, but in the absence of a positive and responsible internal government, executing justice becomes quite difficult. This leads to a greater spread of piracy sea activities. In the best interests of not just the trading community but also of the lives involved – both the crew as well as the circumstance-turned-pirates – proactive action needs to be taken.
另外，南美比如委内瑞拉，哥伦比亚某些区域、孟加拉、印度附近海域也间或有发生过海盗上船偷盗事件。
以上中文内容为小编翻译，未按照原文逐字逐句翻译，意在通俗易懂的前提下做大概论述，仅做了解之用。
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教你几招防卫船舶遭遇海盗
索马里海盗历史：
-起源于18世纪；
-近15年变多。
为何变多？
-1991年起无政府；
-非洲最长海岸线—沙滩—无警察；
-贸易航线边，贸易量增长—2W/年
-绑架—不止海上—国际援助
2000-2006 海岸50-100KM内；
小船，拖轮，航速小于11节；船舷捆绑小船
2007-2012 母船（独桅帆船/渔船）—拦截船
之前绑架的商船作为母船
确定目标位置—出动拦截船
阿曼岸边4海里至索马里岸边750海里
近期案例：超过5艘母船，每条小船约7-8人接舷登船
目前还没有LNG船被成功攻击或捕获——YET！！！
Whats being done？
国际上：
EU成立Maritime Security Centre，协调EU内海上军事力量（EUNAVFOR)；
船舶穿过时注册EUNAVFOR；
UKMTO推荐走各国海军巡逻的IRTC；
部分国家海军巡逻（CN、EU、US、India、毛、大马、棒）；
NATO航运中心每三天发布警示地图（见下图）。
ISPS
SOLAS公约（1974/1988）中最低安全要求（船、港、政府机构）修改；
2004生效，规定政府机构、船公司、船员、港务在辨识威胁及采取手段保证安全上的责任
SSP
船、港有责任防范风险，船员、船东、港务有责任实施风险评估、安全调查、漏洞评估，并建立安全计划防范风险；
船员有责任保证船的安全，港口应提供相应培训及演练保证安全计划和流程的实施
EU=European Union，欧盟
UKMTO=United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization，英国海事贸易组织
IRTC=Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor，国际推荐运输走廊
NATO=North Atlantic Treaty Organization，北大西洋公约组织
ISPS=International Ship & Port Security Code，国际船舶和港口设施保安规则
SOLAS=International Convention for Safety Of Life At Sea，国际海上人命安全公约
SSP=Ship Security Plan，船舶安保计划
What we have done?
全面风险评估，及武装护卫风险评估；
通过前进行安全演习；
增强的安全流程和处理；
非武装护卫；
高速通过；
"城堡"citadel（见下图）；
与指挥中心更多地通讯；
特殊规避机动（见下图）；
"硬化"Hardening
-能够阻止海盗登上甲板或船只，或防止海盗自甲板进入内部控制或人员居住区域的手段（见下图）。
Citadel，外人无法打开的"堡垒"，船员求生逃命用的：
hardening的一种，防止海盗靠帮登船的
另一种Hardening，防止海盗进入控制区的
也是一种Hardening，喷水防止海盗登船
规避机动
