Online Counter-Piracy Resources

International Organizations and Government Resources

The following list of online resources includes links to Web sites of governmental organizations and international nongovernmental organizations combating piracy. It is followed by a short list of commercial services. If you would like to recommend a company for inclusion, send an e-mail to wcassidy@joc.com.

* IMB Piracy Reporting Center
http://www.icc-ccs.org/

The “CCS” is the anti-commercial crime arm of the International Chamber of Commerce. Its Web site includes the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center, with piracy alerts, a live piracy report and a live piracy map showing the location of pirate attacks. The center is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The IMB also publishes

Download the CCS’s recommended best practices to deter piracy.

The PRC has a 24-hour hotline:

E-mail: imbsecurity@icc-ccs.org
Tel: +603 2031 0014
Fax: +603 2078 5769
TELEX: MA 34199 IMBPCI.

* U.S. Maritime Administration
http://www.marad.dot.gov

MARAD issues advisories on maritime danger, safety and policy. These are posted on its Web site. It’s most recent on “Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Indian Ocean Transit” may be read here.

Download MARAD’s Anti-Piracy Distress Calling Procedures.

See other MARAD advisories.

* International Maritime Organization
http://www.imo.org/TCD/mainframe.asp?topic_id=362
IMO is implementing a long-term anti-piracy project that began in 1998. The U.N. organization’s aim has been to foster the development of regional agreements on implementation of counter piracy measures, such as ReCAAP in Asia. Its maritime security pages contain a variety of links to security circulars, press releases and reports.