Countryman & McDaniel - The Logistics - Customs Broker Attorneys
International Trade Consultants - Hull & Machinery Attorneys
"Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport"
Countryman & McDaniel
Pirate Features
Breaking News
Daily Vessel Casualties & Pirate Attack Reports
Presentations
Audacity, Deja Vu and Return To A U.S. Maritime TraditionPDF Presentation of Michael S. McDaniel To The San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters -- May 6 2010Complete Text Will Be Posted After The PresentationIncludes 10 Incident Examples of Why Armed Guards Must Be Considered As A Merchant Vessel Option In High Risk Areas
Modern Day Piracy -- Presentation By Michael S. McDaniel, Esq. of Modern High Seas Piracy
A Timeline of Piracy In Somalia & The Gulf of Aden
On Video
"Return of The Pirates" -- a 2 hour History Channel TV special documentary featuring Michael S. McDaniel of Countryman & McDanielModern High Seas Piracy -- Ships Taken -- Naval CombatOver 90% of international trade travels by water and a new generation of criminals is blending terror tactics with time-tested methods to threaten this economic lifeline. Nations and corporations are racing to protect themselves and their goods, and though the pirates are still ahead, new international response units and mercenary ships are combating the attacks. The U.S. Coast Guard trains navies worldwide in anti-piracy measures, but corrupt law enforcement officials mar advances in their effectiveness. Today's pirate is organized, political, and will command world attention once again.
Photo Features
"The Retaking of M/V Maersk Alabama" - April 2009"Tank You, From The Somali Pirates" - M/V Faina - Sept. 08 - Feb. 09
"The Taking of M/T Sirius Star" - Somalia Pirates Take Supertanker - Stakes Raised - Nov. - Jan. 2008
"The Taking of MT Biscaglia" - Jan. 2009
Increddible Photos of The Battle!"The Attack On M/V Zen Hua 4" - Dec. 2008
Increddible Photos of The Battle!"Paradise & Pirates" - S/V Le Ponant - April 2008
Our Grand Sail With Task Force 150 - "Mis-Fortune" - M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 2006
Single Photo Features
"World's Most Stupid Pirates" - May 2009"MV Maersk Alabama" - 2006 Year Deja Vu" - April 2009
"The Attack On M/V Zhen Hua 4" - Dec. 2008
"The Pirates of Peleliu" - the Gulf of Aden - Aug. 2008
"Tank You, From The Somali Pirates" - Somalia - M/V Faina - Sept. 2008
Somali Pirate SmackDown - USS Porter - Oct. 2007
"Somali Pirate Patrol" -- pirate miscalculation --March 2006
"Pirate Payback" - USS Winstn Churchill - Jan. 2006
The Frank Sinatra Solultion To Pirates
"Strangers On My Flight"