sea piracy
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|The traditional "Jolly Roger" flag of piracy
AI overview
I can see the context provided is only an image caption about a pirate flag, which doesn't contain enough information to write an accurate two-sentence overview of sea piracy covering what it is and why it matters. I would need additional context with substantive information about sea piracy to fulfill this request accurately.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Article
56 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Europe
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Mediterranean corsairs
- Southeast Asia
- East Asia
- Piracy in the Ming dynasty
- Illegal trade and authority
- Hierarchy and structure
- Clientele
- South Asia
- Persian Gulf
- Madagascar
- Caribbean
- Canary Islands
- North America
- Culture and social structure
- Rewards
- Loot
- Punishment
- Role of women
- Democracy among Caribbean pirates
- Pirate Code
- Known pirate shipwrecks
- Privateers
- Commerce raiders
- Contemporary piracy{{anchor|1990s–2010s|1990s–2020s}}
- Anti-piracy measures
- Self-defense
- Self protection measures
- Patrol
- Legal aspects
- United Kingdom laws
- Definition of piracy jure gentium
- Jurisdiction
- Piracy committed by or against aircraft
- Sentence
- History
- United States laws
- International law
- Effects on international boundaries
- Law of nations
- International conventions
- Articles 101 to 103 of UNCLOS
- IMB definition
- Uniformity in maritime piracy law
- Cultural perceptions
- Economics of piracy
- Piracy and entrepreneurship
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|The traditional "Jolly Roger" flag of piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding.