IMB live piracy map 2008

Just providing a service folks.

What is remarkable from a technical perspective is that you can access this map anywhere in the world where you can get an internet connection.  It's updated in real time so you can keep track of activity. 

I wonder if the captain of the Le Ponant knew about this service and if not does that make the ship company liable for endangering the passengers and crew?

According to the ship owner's Web site, the three-mast, 64-passenger Le Ponant features four decks, two restaurants, and indoor and outdoor luxury lounges. About a dozen pirates stormed the yacht April 4 as it was returning without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea.

...ah it was empty of passengers.