Discussion on Technical Defense against Piracy for Ocean-Going Ships

It is well known that Somali pirates frequently hijack ships, which has great negative impact on the global shipping industry. To crack down on the pirates’ abominable crime is a common challenge that all shipping practitioner face. The international community has paid close attention to the issue of piracy. In view of the present situation, the author gives a summarization of piracy attacks in recent years in this paper, further to analyze in detail the background and characteristics of frequent piracy attacks and provide some suggestions on the specific preventive measures to deal with the problem.