Maritime Piracy Is Kicking Off in the Caribbean Sea

Perhaps the title to this post should include the word, "again." This is a story out of Bahamas. From gCaptain: Grounded Trailer Bridge Barge Looted Off Bahamas Following Mechanical Failure

Jacksonville-based transportation provider Trailer Bridge reported an active robbery aboard its barge Brooklyn Bridge on the evening of November 13, with approximately 50 individuals looting cargo from the vessel while it sat stranded roughly three miles off the Bahamas.

The Bahamian authorities have decided to do nothing, and the US navy, even though we apparently have agreements with the Bahamas, is also doing nothing.

For details on that bit of piracy and more in other parts of the world see the following video. There are some additional links below the embedded video.

This is the Whats' Going on With Shipping? video The Real Pirates of the Caribbean...and Somalia...and Hormuz | Where is the Coast Guard & Navy?

Some additional stories about piracy, though I suppose the story out of Iran doesn't count. (They are claiming they have a legal right to sieze the vessel in question.)

• Houthis Declare Suspension of Red Sea Attacks, But Maritime Threat Remains
• EUNAVFOR Seizes Pirate Mother Ship Following Tanker Hijacking Off Somalia
• Iran Confirms Seizure Of Tanker in Gulf, Citing ‘Unauthorized Cargo’

You can see the International Maritime Bureau Piracy Map at this link.