Pirates of the 21st century

One morning in November 1998, the MV Cheung Son, a freighter traveling from Shanghai to Malaysia, was attacked by a gang of robbers from another ship. Here's a piracy story that doesn't involve buccaneers, patches, hooks, or swords. This hijacking was one of the first recorded incidents of modern piracy in the South China Sea. This is a contemporary version of a crime that humanity has been committing since the days when the Greeks ruled the waves. The vision of the pirate in popular culture bears no resemblance to contemporary reality. No Jack Sparrow sailing the seven seas in search of buried treasure while gargling with rum and yelling "HOY THERE." Piracy is not fiction and it is certainly not a thing of the past. It is brutal, and ruthless and reports huge losses to shipping companies. Likewise, criminal behavior, without scruples and without honor carried out by piracy, has spread to other sectors, such as smuggling, counterfeit medicines, and clothing. In this book, we enter the complex and dangerous world of modern piracy.