Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pirates, fuel thefts, and phantom ships—welcome to the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, where centuries of piracy meet modern maritime crime in the world’s most dangerous waters for merchant crews.

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00:00 Introduction
01:15 Sea Peoples and Pirate Princes
09:05 21st Century Pirates
17:07 A New Modus Operandi
22:25 Decline and Resurgence