Pirates! The Sudden Rise of Pirates off the Coast of Somalia - Lecture

Homer sang of pirates on the Mediterranean. Barbary corsairs and Caribbean pirates harassed merchant ships for hundreds of years. Then they seemed to fade away. Now, suddenly, piracy is back. Why? Together, we'll take a serious look at this recent and fast-changing situation. What are its causes? What are the trends? What is being done? Is it working? Join us for an active discussion or pirates in our time, the pirates of Somalia, with first-hand reports and on-the-spot videos.

Peter Beuret was in the Seychelles on a French ship that had been hijacked by Somali pirates the year before.  The captain's first-hand story, which you will hear, generated the interest for this subject.