There have been dozens of reported pirate attacks in the area in the last four years - 16 so far this year - mainly on vessels and offshore oil ... crew members to the ships’ expensive ...

Fifty years ago Scotland's own offshore pirate radio station closed ... broadcast from or advertise on the pirate ships. The Scottish National Party spoke for many when it described the bill ...

As a subset of piracy, petro-piracy is defined as the illegal hijacking and theft or siphoning of oil or other petroleum products from ships, pipelines, and storage facilities. Tankers offer ...