Somali piracy: getting the picture
What is the impact of Somali piracy? Despite extensive media coverage of the subject, not very many people, especially outside maritime security circles, have a clear idea. Travelinsurance.org, an online resource for travel insurance, has employed information graphics (infographics for short) to present a composite picture of the number of piracy attacks and successful hijackings in 2011, where they occurred and the financial and economic cost of this modern-day scourge. Take a look and be enlightened: (more…)
