ADVANFORT OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL (OSV)

摘要

As international controversy continues about the "wheres," "whys" and "how much" of maritime piracy in key international shipping areas, an important debate now focuses on the use of "floating armories" in efforts to restore security on the high seas. In particular, private security companies relying on unregulated "floating armories"-meant to avoid arms smuggling laws when they lay offshore ports in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean-have created their own, apparently deepening concerns, as recent U.S. government efforts in this regard show.