Piracy

Pirates target Ecuador's fishermen and steal their motors to equip other vessels transporting cocaine

News

Ecuador’s Fishermen Face Death or Despair From Constant Pirate Attacks

by Chris Dalby 22 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

A fisherman off the coast of eastern Venezuela

The Coast of Sucre – Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Place for Piracy

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 15 Oct 202113 Oct 2023

The Sandunga oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, which was recently attacked by pirates

News

Guns in the Gulf: Mexico’s Navy Called to Protect Against Pirates

by Ashley Pechinski 2 Aug 202111 Jun 2024

Ecuador-Pirates

News

Fishermen Fight Off Pirate Attacks in Ecuador

by Katie Jones 1 Jul 202130 Mar 2022

Brief

Pirates of the Lake – Gangs Prey on Venezuelan Fishermen

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 10 Nov 202024 Apr 2023

Why Oil Theft Spread Across Latin America During Pandemic

by Alicia Florez 1 Oct 202024 Apr 2023

Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Reeling From Hundreds of Pirate Attacks in 2019

by Chris Dalby 12 Dec 201924 Apr 2023

Investigations FARC

Ecuador: A Cocaine Superhighway to the US and Europe

by James Bargent 30 Oct 20191 Nov 2023

Analysis Venezuela

Pirates Control Ocean Between Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 21 Jan 201928 Sep 2023

Brief Venezuela

Report Highlights How Venezuela Crisis Fuels Piracy, Contraband in the Caribbean

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Feb 201828 Sep 2023

Fisherman bringing their boat ashore on Venezuelaâs Caribbean coast

Brief

Venezuela Economic Crisis Fueling Piracy on Caribbean Coast

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 8 Dec 201624 Apr 2023

The Amazon River in Brazil

Brief

Pirates Threatening Brazilian Amazon Highlight Regional Security Concern

by Luis Fernando Alonso and David Gagne 22 Nov 201624 Apr 2023

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