Ross in travels in a small boat out to an island where he willl meet pirates and learn how they use bamboo poles to scale up onto the large ships they take hostage.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \" In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Ross heads out to meet pirates.","caption":"
Ross in travels in a small boat out to an island where he willl meet pirates and learn how they use bamboo poles to scale up onto the large ships they take hostage.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \" In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-6.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Ross heads out to meet pirates.","caption":"
Ross in travels in a small boat out to an island where he willl meet pirates and learn how they use bamboo poles to scale up onto the large ships they take hostage.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \" In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-8.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Cameraman Will Churchill.","caption":"","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Sound and camera.","caption":"
Kiff MacManus and Will Churchill wading through the water to get the shot they need.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-9.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Ross meets pirates.","caption":"
Ross Kemp, \"The pirates also hijack ships in conjunction with the owner of the ship or a broker. The skipper may be in on it or the first mate might be in on it, but they crew aren't, so there's always someone getting hit or stabbed. And if they resist too much they'll be killed. They'll take the ship, turn off the beacon and they'll sail it to Hong Kong or to another part of Indonesia, where they'll sell it. The owner gets his insurance back, plus he gets half the proceeds from the sale of the ship and the pirates get the other half.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-17.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Pirates creating bamboo poles to board ships.","caption":"
Pirates showing us how they prepare long bamboo poles with machetes. The pirates use these bamboo poles to board the ships they hijack.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-10.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Pirates talk to Ross.","caption":"
Pirates showing us how they prepare long bamboo poles with machetes. The pirates use these bamboo poles to board the ships they hijack.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-15.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Ross looks on as the pirates make their bamboo poles.","caption":"
Pirates showing us how they prepare long bamboo poles with machetes. The pirates use these bamboo poles to board the ships they hijack.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-11.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Pirates use twine to make little hooks on their bamboo poles.","caption":"
Pirates showing us how they prepare long bamboo poles with machetes. The pirates use these bamboo poles to board the ships they hijack.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"In Indonesia I went out to sea with pirates. They showed us how they use bamboo poles to climb up the side of ships. They wear balaclavas and ski masks and armed with machetes they take ships. They call it shopping. They go it early in the month because that's when the ships' crews have been paid. The crew will be forced to collect in one place and then the pirates will rob them. They'll take their ipods and their mobile phones and money. They can hit eight or nine ships in a night if they want to and if there are 12 pirates they'll all make between $20-30,000. Then they won't do it for another month or two and they live off the money. They'll gamble with it, drink it, pay prostitutes or buy drugs. Then when the money runs out they'll be back out on the boats again.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-12.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Crew preparing to film.","caption":"
The pirates demonstrate how they use the bamboo poles to scale up the side of huge ships.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"The pirates also hijack ships in conjunction with the owner of the ship or a broker. The skipper may be in on it or the first mate might be in on it, but they crew aren't, so there's always someone getting hit or stabbed. And if they resist too much they'll be killed. They'll take the ship, turn off the beacon and they'll sail it to Hong Kong or to another part of Indonesia, where they'll sell it. The owner gets his insurance back, plus he gets half the proceeds from the sale of the ship and the pirates get the other half.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-13.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Demo: using the bamboo pole to board a ship.","caption":"
The pirates demonstrate how they use the bamboo poles to scale up the side of huge ships.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"The pirates also hijack ships in conjunction with the owner of the ship or a broker. The skipper may be in on it or the first mate might be in on it, but they crew aren't, so there's always someone getting hit or stabbed. And if they resist too much they'll be killed. They'll take the ship, turn off the beacon and they'll sail it to Hong Kong or to another part of Indonesia, where they'll sell it. The owner gets his insurance back, plus he gets half the proceeds from the sale of the ship and the pirates get the other half.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-14.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Demo: using the bamboo pole to board a ship.","caption":"
The pirates demonstrate how they use the bamboo poles to scale up the side of huge ships.<\/p>
Ross Kemp, \"The pirates also hijack ships in conjunction with the owner of the ship or a broker. The skipper may be in on it or the first mate might be in on it, but they crew aren't, so there's always someone getting hit or stabbed. And if they resist too much they'll be killed. They'll take the ship, turn off the beacon and they'll sail it to Hong Kong or to another part of Indonesia, where they'll sell it. The owner gets his insurance back, plus he gets half the proceeds from the sale of the ship and the pirates get the other half.\"<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-16.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Crew checking out the camera angle.","caption":"","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-18.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Soundman captures some audio.","caption":"","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-19.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Director, Matthew Bennett checking the camera shot.","caption":"","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-20.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's helicopter.","caption":"
Ross goes out with the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's (MMEA) helicopter to gain an understanding of the difficulty when patrolling these waters for pirates. The swamps create an ideal hiding place for the pirates and make it difficult for the MMEA to detect them from the air.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-22.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's helicopter.","caption":"
Ross goes out with the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's (MMEA) helicopter to gain an understanding of the difficulty when patrolling these waters for pirates. The swamps create an ideal hiding place for the pirates and make it difficult for the MMEA to detect them from the air.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-21.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's helicopter.","caption":"
Ross goes out with the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's (MMEA) helicopter to gain an understanding of the difficulty when patrolling these waters for pirates. The swamps create an ideal hiding place for the pirates and make it difficult for the MMEA to detect them from the air.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-23.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Filming the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency.","caption":"
Ross goes out with the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's (MMEA) helicopter to gain an understanding of the difficulty when patrolling these waters for pirates. The swamps create an ideal hiding place for the pirates and make it difficult for the MMEA to detect them from the air.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-24.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Ross with Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's helicopter crew.","caption":"
Ross goes out with the Malaysian Maritime Enforecement Agency's (MMEA) helicopter to gain an understanding of the difficulty when patrolling these waters for pirates. The swamps create an ideal hiding place for the pirates and make it difficult for the MMEA to detect them from the air.<\/p>","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-25.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"},{"captionHeading":"Preparing to film, the crew set up.","caption":"","url":"2009/6/22/Ross-Kemp-In-Search-Of-Pirates-SE-Asia-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates SE Asia"}];