PIRACY IN TANZANIA :

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PIRACY IN TANZANIA
T O P I C
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GROUP 2
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1. Background of the problem and historic
overview.2. The Dilemma of Piracy in
Tanzania.3. Analysis of the situation.4.
Prospects of combating piracy in Tanzania.5.
Conclusion/Recommendations.
SCOPE OF DISCUSSION
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BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
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BACKGROUND/HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

• Piracy consists of any of the following acts
• any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any
  act of depredation, committed for private ends by
  the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a
  private aircraft, and directed  
• (i) on the high seas, against another ship or
  aircraft, or against persons or property on board
  such ship or aircraft  
• (ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or
  property in a place outside the jurisdiction of
  any State
• any act of voluntary participation in the
  operation of a ship or of an aircraft with
  knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or
  aircraft
• (c) any act inciting or of intentionally
  facilitating an act described in sub-paragraph
  (a) or (b).
• Source Article 101 of the 1982 United Nations
  Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

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BACKGROUND/HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
Map Showing Tanzania
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THE DILEMMA OF PIRACY IN TANZANIA
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DILEMMA OF PIRACY IN TANZANIA - From year 2005
up to February 2009 seventy four (74) incidents
of piracy were recorded in Tanzania.- All the
incidents occurred at the Outer Anchorage of the
port of Dar es Salaam.- In Tanzania the acts of
piracy are very different from the other parts of
the eastern Africa in terms of magnitude and
gravity, whereby the acts involves petty
pilferage on board the vessels mainly by using
machetes and knives.- Always small group of
people sneak into the ship and steal properties
which can easily be carried by small vessels like
dhows.- The incidents of piracy in Tanzania can
not be termed as actual piracy but merely armed
robbery, for the reason that they have never
involved seizure/hijack of a ship or demand of
ransom. Always the robbers steal whatever they
find useful and run away.
Source Piracy Reporting Centre.
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ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION
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ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION
The problem of piracy in Tanzania has so far not
gone to the severe level. The people who are
doing the acts at the ships, at outer anchorage
usually are from the city of Dar es Salaam. They
disguise themselves as fishermen while
approaching the ships and climb into the ship
without being spotted and steal any property they
find. But the acts have been controlled by
constant security patrol by using patrol boats.
It is different and does not have connection with
Somali piracy which involves hijacking of ships,
taking crew as hostages and demanding of ransom
for the release of the hijacked ship.
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PROSPECTS OF COMBATING PIRACY IN TANZANIA
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PROSPECTS OF COMBATING PIRACY IN TANZANIA
Policy and legislative framework
including Review of existing legislation in the
Tanzania so that international laws (conventions,
treaties) can be domesticated, like the
UNCLOS. Djibouti Declaration. Eastern and
Southern African IMO legislative and policy
implementation. Also Human capacity building can
be a great tool in combating piracy.
Map Showing the East Africa Region
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
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The criminals who are involved in piracy in
Tanzania groups have demonstrated a capacity to
use the seas to attack the ship. These people
need be controlled as they are most likely going
to advance and hijack a ship as they only lack
advanced weapons. They do not differ much with
the pirates at the Somali coast as their main aim
is to gain wealth through the acts. Laws are
also supposed to accommodate and deal with the
acts of piracy accordingly as there is a
possibility that pirates in Tanzania may become
more violent as they will use the acts to gain
wealth
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- Strengthening capacity of Tanzania in fighting
serious piracy, especially at the bordering areas
of the Indian Ocean to combat acts of piracy in
their Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic
Zones including- Human capital capacity
development.- Adequate investment in
appropriate equipment and technologies to enhance
maritime security.- Adequate logistics backup
for sustainability.
WAY FORWARD
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