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Science Plan and Implementation Strategy
●● “Navy to help climate scientists in pirate-infested waters”, New York Times, 14 July, 2011.
“About a quarter of the Indian Ocean is now off limits to climate scientists trying to complete a
global network of deep ocean devices that gather data crucial to climate change studies and
weather forecasts.”
In response to numerous piracy incidents in the western Indian Ocean, Lloyds of London
declared an Exclusion Zone (EZ) (Fig. A5.2) within which additional insurance premiums are
required for merchant vessels. In early 2011 the eastern border of the EZ was extended from
65°E to 78°E. The EZ includes most implemented and planned RAMA sites along 55°E and
67°E (green dots are surface RAMA moorings).
In the past six years, 30 of the 46 planned buoys have been installed (Fig. A5.2); 13 of the
16 remaining RAMA Sites are in the EZ (open green circles). Red dots signify sub-surface
moorings. Red and yellow markers show pirate events for the period January 2010 - May
2011. Pirate events along the coast of Africa and Arabia have not been included as they are far
from the mooring sites. Note the lack of piracy incidents in the SE portion of the EZ.
The information in Appendix V was compiled by Sidney Thurston, International Coordinator of
the NOAA Climate Program Office.
Fi g u r e A5.2 Updated Piracy Exclusion Zone
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