Modern Day Pirates — Cool Infographics

Jan 26

Jan 26 Modern Day Pirates

Pirates infographic from the Russian News and Information Agency. These are real pirates at sea (not online pirates stealing software, music and movies). 433 victims and 292 kidnappings in 2007! (EDITED: there were only 5 deaths, not 433)

Article 100 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) requires that all states fight against piracy. The annual damage from piracy to the global economy is around 15 billion Euros ($12 Billion).

This one and many other infographics are available online at the Russian News and Information Agency's infographics page.

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