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Evasion policies for a vessel being chased by pirate skiffs

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  • Yu Wang
  • Xiangtong Qi

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Piracy attack is a serious safety problem for maritime transport worldwide. Whilst various strategic actions can be taken, such as rerouting vessels and strengthening navy patrols, this still cannot completely eliminate the possibility of a piracy attack. It is therefore important for a commercial vessel to be equipped with operational solutions in case of piracy attacks. In particular, the choice of a direction for rapidly fleeing is a critical decision for the vessel. In this article, we formulate such a problem as a nonlinear optimal control problem. We consider various policies, such as maintaining a straight direction or making turns, develop algorithms to optimize the policies, and derive conditions under which these policies are effective and safe. Our work can be used as a real‐time decision making tool that enables a vessel master to evaluate different scenarios and quickly make decisions.

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  • Yu Wang & Xiangtong Qi, 2017. "Evasion policies for a vessel being chased by pirate skiffs," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 64(6), pages 453-475, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:64:y:2017:i:6:p:453-475
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.21766
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