The Pakistani captain of this boat claimed to have been pirated and that it was used as a "mother ship" by Somali pirates; U.S. Navy personnel from the USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) apprehended the pirates and released the crew in May 2011. Incidents of piracy are increasing off the west coast of Africa, Indonesia, and South America. "Under international law, all countries have jurisdiction to try offenses of piracy committed in international waters," the author says.