Fighting the maritime menace

Nazery Khalid, maritime analyst, brings to attention the ever-present threat of piracy and the need for maritime stakeholders to remain vigilant and to strengthen cooperation to reduce its threat

Piracy is a scourge at sea that has haunted sailors since time immemorial. It has continued to be a bother to merchant vessels to this day, with pirates becoming more sophisticated in their approaches and attacks becoming more violent and even deadly.