Piracy is defined as robbery at sea using another vessel. Small vessels are now preferred.
Attacks on anchored vessels in port, still counts as Piracy if You use a boat
The guys attacking Olympic Flair, thus were pirates.
What what an deliberate misinterpretation, most shameful.
Piracy is robbery or criminal violence at sea.
There was NO ATTACK since the boats with men ran away when challenged, the attack is when they ignore warning and continue to come.
So it was neither an "attack" nor "piracy". LOL.
Here is a map showing how the High Risk Area was reduced in 2015 from bimco,
which seems relevant for this type of information.
Clearly shows that the area previously extended to India.
It does not show that it was considered high risk in 2012 however.
If it does not show that then your whole premise fails
The Map was published by European Union Chair of the Contact Group of Piracy. The map was extend to include India in 2010 and that arrogance got the marine to have itchy finger.
NOT MY PROBLEM. Get it ? It is YOUR PROBLEM. You are free to continue to lie and get your marines to have itchy fingers that will land them in Indian jails where they will be tried. All the best.
Starting in the 14th century, the (Southern Peninsular region of India) was divided into two entities: on the one side stood the Muslim Bahmani Sultanate and on the other stood the Hindu kings rallied around the Vijayanagara Empire. Continuous wars demanded frequent resupplies of fresh horses, which were imported through sea routes from Persia and Africa. This trade was subjected to frequent raids by thriving bands of pirates based in the coastal cities of Western India. One of such was Timoji, who operated off Anjadip Island both as a privateer (by seizing horse traders, that he rendered to the raja of Honavar) and as a pirate who attacked the Kerala merchant fleets that traded pepper with Gujarat.
So the India landmass apparently HAS supported piracy, both now and before.
The incident occured in the Economic Zone of India in International Waters.
LOL...... Even American coast had Piracy back then ..... watch "pirates of the Caribbean" to understand it better.
What an pathetic line of argument.
The incident occurred in Indian waters and that has already been established. Now wait for the trial to conclude and hopeful we will hang them for murder and you can take back their bodies for burial.