Tuesday Map: Pirates
Thanks to the likes of Napster, modern-day piracy is often associated more with ripped files than riptides. But according to this week’s Tuesday Map, modern-day pirates still roam the high seas –- at least off the coast of Somalia. This integrated satellite map, created by UNOSAT (the Operational Satellite Applications Program of the UN Institute ...
Thanks to the likes of Napster, modern-day piracy is often associated more with ripped files than riptides. But according to this week's Tuesday Map, modern-day pirates still roam the high seas –- at least off the coast of Somalia.
This integrated satellite map, created by UNOSAT (the Operational Satellite Applications Program of the UN Institute for Training and Research) shows reported incidents of pirate attacks and hijackings off the coast of Somalia between January and November of 2007 (highlighted in red orbs) as well as incidents in 2005 and 2006 (not highlighted).
Thanks to the likes of Napster, modern-day piracy is often associated more with ripped files than riptides. But according to this week’s Tuesday Map, modern-day pirates still roam the high seas –- at least off the coast of Somalia.
This integrated satellite map, created by UNOSAT (the Operational Satellite Applications Program of the UN Institute for Training and Research) shows reported incidents of pirate attacks and hijackings off the coast of Somalia between January and November of 2007 (highlighted in red orbs) as well as incidents in 2005 and 2006 (not highlighted).
Somalia, ranked third in the 2007 Failed States Index, has been in a rough patch ever since the 1991 fall of President Said Barre. For more than two decades, it remained loosely governed and divided by warlords. Then, back in June 2006, a group of Muslim clerics, leaders, and businessmen called the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) took control of
Given this rocky track record,
Perhaps there’s a fatwa against eye patches?
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