Pirates of the Malacca Strait (1/2)

The waters of Southeast Asia have more incidents of piracy than any other part of the world. The region overtook Somalia as the main piracy hub in 2014. Pirate syndicates are often found to be professional joint ventures between business people and freelance pirates waiting in the harbours for jobs. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports in the first in our two-part series on piracy in Asia. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: - Find us on Facebook: - Check out our website: