How to counter pirates of the seas

The scourge of piracy on the high seas is almost as old as the history of mankind,while maritime terrorism is a comparatively new phenomenon.It is a fact that there are some areas where piracy and terrorism have some commonality,in that both are the actions of non-state actors who threaten life and economic activities at sea or in ports.There are some differences also,in that pirates,motivated by economics,prefer to avoid publicity and use violence as a last resort,while maritime terrosists seek maximum publicity with maximum violence.

In recent times,with the spread of global terrorism,governments have become increasingly worried about not only the economic consequences of rampant piracy-like insurance rates going up,goods becoming costlier areas - but also the possibility that a hijacked ship could be sold by pirates to maritime terrorists.