What seas have the most pirates?

Below are the world’s most pirate-infested waters, and an individual attack from each place.

• Gulf of Aden (10 Pirate Attacks)
• India (7 Pirate Attacks)
• Red Sea (7 Pirate Attacks)
• Bangladesh (7 Pirate Attacks)
• Ivory Coast (6 Pirate Attacks)
• Peru (4 Pirate Attacks)
• Singapore Straits (4 Pirate Attacks)

Are there pirates in the Mediterranean Sea?

According to the classical historian Janice Gabbert “The eastern Mediterranean has been plagued by piracy since the first dawn of history.” Though its prehistory is ambiguously differentiated from trade, this period in history marked the earliest documented wave of piracy.

Where are sea pirates located?

Piracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number of waters around the world, including the Gulf of Guinea, Strait of Malacca, Sulu and Celebes Seas, Indian Ocean, and Falcon Lake.

Are there pirates in the Pacific Ocean?

Privateers and pirates were common during the 16th century throughout the Spanish Main but were unheard of in the Pacific.

Are there still pirates in the Caribbean?

Seventy-one pirate attacks were recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017 — a 163 percent increase from the year before, according to the nonprofit group Oceans Beyond Piracy, which found that 59 percent of the incidents involved robberies on yachts.

Are there pirates in the Caribbean?

Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of pirate seaports such as Port Royal in Jamaica, Tortuga in Haiti, and Nassau in the Bahamas.

Where are pirates from today?

Today, the pirates can be seen very often in the South and Southeast Asia, the South America and South of Red Sea. They are still masked, dressed differently than the usual people and often very aggressive. There are two types of modern pirates’ existence: small-time pirates and organizations of pirates.

Is there still pirates in 2021?

Piracy might be pervasive, but it remains geographically restricted. Nearly half of these pirate attacks and attempted attacks in 2021, including the one on the MV Mozart, occurred in and around the Gulf of Guinea. Our research shows that contested maritime boundaries are partly driving the location of sea piracy.

What ocean did pirates sail on?

The Golden Age of Piracy mainly occurred in the Caribbean, although the Atlantic coast of the United States, the West Coast of Africa, the Indian Ocean and South China Sea were also affected by the threat of piracy as well. Some of the most famous pirates in history lived during the Golden Age of Piracy.