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Despite a declaration of the end of piracy’ in HRA by some observers, MarOps has monitored and assisted on 133 piracy incidents throughout 2012. This evidence strongly suggests that although vessel counter-measures have been successful, the threat remains.
It is clear that Armed Guards (AG) have been extremely effective. Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) coupled with Citadels and sensible BMP4 safeguards are the first lines of defence against piracy (see reduction factors for full assessment).
Ransom rates and crew captivity duration have increased significantly during 2012; the economics of the supply and demand factors will mean any high-profile vessels taken now will be subject to a huge financial demand. As ransom payments are handled very discretely it is difficult to calculate an accurate average making some estimations misleading. The highest reported payment figure this year is $11.1M; although payments will vary considerably due to a multitude of factors, this appears to be more realistic for a high profile and high value merchant vessel.
See attached file: 2012 HRA Piracy.pdf
2012年高风险区域海盗行为
内容提要
尽管一些观察者宣称高风险区域”海盗行为终结” ，但2012年MarOps仍监控到并协助解决了133起海盗事件。这些证据强有力地表明，尽管船舶采取反海盗措施效果卓著，但海盗威胁依然存在。
显然，武装护航非常有效。私人海上安保公司和避难舱，以及BMP4中合理的保障措施，是防御海盗的第一道防线。（详述请见下列”海盗行为减少的原因” ）
2012年海盗要求的赎金金额更大了，而船员被囚禁的时间也更长了；经济学上供求关系原理就意味着：被海盗扣押的船舶知名度越高越能承受巨额的赎金要求。由于在赎金的支付上被处理的非常分散，很难计算出一个准确的赎金平均额，这会对评估造成一些误导。今年报告的最高赎金数额是1110万美金；尽管赎金数额因各种因素影响而差别较大，但很明显袭击名声越大和船价越高的商船，对海盗来说获利更多。
详细信息请参阅附件。
