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Introduction
Section 1.1
Section 1.2
Section 1.3
Section 1.4
Section 1.5
Section 1.6
Section 1.7
Section 1.8
Section 1.9
Section 1.10
Section 1.11
Section 1.12
Section 1.13
Section 1.14
Section 1.15
Ancient Ships
Ghost Ship of Sutton Hoo
Ancient Greek Ships
Chinese Junks
Section 2.4
Section 2.5
Section 2.6
Section 2.7
Section 2.8
Section 2.9
Section 2.10
Section 2.11
Section 2.12
Section 2.13
Section 2.14
Section 2.15
Golden Age of Shipping
China to the 15th Century
European Golden Age of Shipping
Section 3.3
Section 3.4
Section 3.5
Section 3.6
Section 3.7
Section 3.8
Section 3.9
Section 3.10
Section 3.11
Section 3.12
Section 3.13
Section 3.14
Section 3.15
Merchant Shipping
Section 4.1
Section 4.2
Section 4.3
Section 4.4
Section 4.5
Section 4.6
Section 4.7
Section 4.8
Section 4.9
Section 4.10
Section 4.11
Section 4.12
Section 4.13
Section 4.14
Section 4.15
Yachts and Cruisers
Power Boats
Sailing Boats
Cruise Ships
Section 5.4
Section 5.5
Section 5.6
Section 5.7
Section 5.8
Section 5.9
Section 5.10
Section 5.11
Section 5.12
Section 5.13
Section 5.14
Section 5.15
Criminal Activities
Piracy
Bootlegging
Section 6.3
Section 6.4
Section 6.5
Section 6.6
Section 6.7
Section 6.8
Section 6.9
Section 6.10
Section 6.11
Section 6.12
Section 6.13
Section 6.14
Section 6.15
Ships in Detail
Santa Maria
Mary Rose
Mayflower
Britannia
La Normandie
Empress of Japan
Kungsholm
Crown Of Scandinavia
OOCL Shenzhen
Azel Maersk
Section 7.11
Section 7.12
Section 7.13
Section 7.14
Section 7.15
Racing
Sydney to Hobart Race
Transpacific Race
America's Cup
Section 8.4
Section 8.5
Section 8.6
Section 8.7
Section 8.8
Section 8.9
Section 8.10
Section 8.11
Section 8.12
Section 8.13
Section 8.14
Section 8.15
Pioneers
Zheng He
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
John Harrison
Ellen MacArthur
Section 9.6
Section 9.7
Section 9.8
Section 9.9
Section 9.10
Section 9.11
Section 9.12
Section 9.13
Section 9.14
Section 9.15
Emergencies and Disasters
Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster
M/S Estonia
Exxon valdez
Lifesavers at Sea
Section 5.5
Section 10.6
Section 10.7
Section 10.8
Section 10.9
Section 10.10
Section 10.11
Section 10.12
Section 10.13
Section 10.14
Section 10.15
Freedom of the Seas
Gallery Page 1
Gallery Page 2
Gallery Page 3
Gallery Page 4
Gallery Page 5
Gallery Page 6
Gallery Page 7
Gallery Page 8
Gallery Page 9
Gallery Page 10
Gallery Page 11
Gallery Page 12
Gallery Page 13
Gallery Page 14
Gallery Page 15
Section 12
Section 12.1
Section 12.2
Section 12.3
Section 12.4
Section 12.5
Section 12.6
Section 12.7
Section 12.8
Section 12.9
Section 12.10
Section 12.11
Section 12.12
Section 12.13
Section 12.14
Section 12.15
Section 13
Section 13.1
Section 13.2
Section 13.3
Section 13.4
Section 13.5
Section 13.6
Section 13.7
Section 13.8
Section 13.9
Section 13.10
Section 13.11
Section 13.12
Section 13.13
Section 13.14
Section 13.15
Section 14
Section 14.1
Section 14.2
Section 14.3
Section 14.4
Section 14.5
Section 14.6
Section 14.7
Section 14.8
Section 14.9
Section 14.10
Section 14.11
Section 14.12
Section 14.13
Section 14.14
Section 14.15
Section 15
Section 15.1
Section 15.2
Section 15.3
Section 15.4
Section 15.5
Section 15.6
Section 15.7
Section 15.8
Section 15.9
Section 15.10
Section 15.11
Section 15.12
Section 15.13
Section 15.14
Section 15.15
Criminal Activities

Criminal Actvities

Piracy and bootlegging are both criminal activities that have operated at sea for centuries. But the romantic images of the pirate’s code and buried treasure are now something you’ll only find at the movies.

The worldwide loss to piracy today totals several billion pounds each year. Smugglers are still able to use the cover of the sea to great effect when illegally importing goods. It is a violent business involving the smuggling of drugs, weapons and even people.

 

Photos: AP / US Coast Guard
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