Pirates Attack Research Paper
The fast boats and long response times of early anti-piracy forces helped the pirates escape. Attacks were mostly at night until the 2000’s when daytime attacks began.
Aircraft could sometimes detect and track pirate vessels but identifying a large mother ship that supports small craft operations is difficult since pirates need to be tracked back to their support vessel. Many pirates headed for decoy vessels or towards shore to confuse observers.Once on land it is possible for pirates to blend back into communities since it is usually their home area with many friendly places to hide.
Aircraft could sometimes detect and track pirate vessels but identifying a large mother ship that supports small craft operations is difficult since pirates need to be tracked back to their support vessel. Many pirates headed for decoy vessels or towards shore to confuse observers.Once on land it is possible for pirates to blend back into communities since it is usually their home area with many friendly places to hide.