High-res What To Do With Pirates Captured On The High Seas? Live on the NYT. The many possible permutations for prosecuting the 15 pirates now locked up in the Vinson almost perfectly capture the puzzle surrounding such cases. The pirates are Somali. They attacked the motor vessel Sunshine, which is Greek-owned but operates under a Bahaman flag. They were detained in international waters, but in the so-called exclusive economic zone of Oman. And they had commandeered an Iranian fishing vessel and held the crew hostage for more than a month. The Navy took the pirates into custody. But the former hostages returned to Iran, and the Sunshine simply steamed on, over the horizon and out of sight. So which country should take the case? Navies from around the world have dedicated ships worth tens of billions of dollars to counterpiracy patrols. Their governments have not found a reliable and repeatable legal process for handling the cases that result. ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS Somali pirates captured by the U.S. Navy, being transferred from one ship to another while the State Department seeks a venue for trial. By the author. January 2012. The North Arabian Sea.

What To Do With Pirates Captured On The High Seas? Live on the NYT.

The many possible permutations for prosecuting the 15 pirates now locked up in the Vinson almost perfectly capture the puzzle surrounding such cases.

The pirates are Somali. They attacked the motor vessel Sunshine, which is Greek-owned but operates under a Bahaman flag. They were detained in international waters, but in the so-called exclusive economic zone of Oman. And they had commandeered an Iranian fishing vessel and held the crew hostage for more than a month.

The Navy took the pirates into custody. But the former hostages returned to Iran, and the Sunshine simply steamed on, over the horizon and out of sight.

So which country should take the case?

Navies from around the world have dedicated ships worth tens of billions of dollars to counterpiracy patrols. Their governments have not found a reliable and repeatable legal process for handling the cases that result.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Somali pirates captured by the U.S. Navy, being transferred from one ship to another while the State Department seeks a venue for trial. By the author. January 2012. The North Arabian Sea.

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