MARITIME SECURITY: Ongoing U.S. Counterpiracy Efforts Would Benefit From Agency Assessments

Abstract

Piracy incidents off the Horn of Africas east coast near Somalia have declined sharply since 2010, but U.S. agencies have not assessed their counterpiracy efforts as GAO recommended in 2010. Since 2010, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports piracy incidents declined from 219 to 15 in 2013. Similarly, from 2010 to 2013 hostages taken by pirates declined from 1,016 to 34. Also, a World Bank report stated that total ransoms declined by 2012.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1179739

Entities

People

  • Stephen Caldwell

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Crime
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Electronic Mail
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law Enforcement
  • Maritime Industry
  • Maritime Security
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Naval Vessels
  • Piracy
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Social Media
  • Task Forces
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.