Today is international
Talk Like a Pirate Day! So avast me hearties, shiver your timbers and perch a parrot on your shoulder. But while you say
Arrrr and wear an eye patch keep, this in mind- Piracy is still a serious scourge on the maritime sector and a danger to
Amver participants.
The economic cost of piracy
In fact, according to the website
Save Our Seafarers, piracy costs the world approximately:
$2,710 million in fuel costs of increased speeds of vessels transiting through high risk areas
$1,270 million for military operations
$1,100 million for security equipment and armed guards
$635 million is attributed to insurance
$580 million is spent on re-routing vessels along the western coast of India
$195 million is estimated for increased labor costs and danger pay for seafarers
$160 million is paid in ransoms
$16 million is spent on the prosecution and imprisonment of Somali pirates
The human cost of piracy are even greater.
So while it may be fun to talk like a pirate today, keep in mind the terrible cost real piracy costs each of us.
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We're in Russia attending NEVA 2013 in Saint Petersburg. We're here to share the Amver story and to present Amver awards to participants from the Russian Federation. While we're here, we also want to be sure to recognize the latest members of the Amver family. Here are the latest ships to enroll in the system.
