▁According ▁to ▁the ▁I MB , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁modern ▁pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁are ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁origin . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁Indones ia ' s ▁n avy ▁is ▁least ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁combat ▁pi racy . ▁Inst ances ▁of ▁modern ▁pi racy ▁typically ▁fall ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁categories : ▁those ▁looking ▁for ▁easy ▁profit , ▁those ▁working ▁with ▁or ▁belonging ▁to ▁organ ised ▁crime ▁synd ic ates , ▁and ▁those ▁associated ▁with ▁terror ist ▁or ▁se cess ion ist ▁groups ▁with ▁political ▁motiv ations . ▁ ▁Pir ates ▁looking ▁only ▁for ▁easy ▁profit ▁are ▁usually ▁crim inals ▁of ▁opportunity . ▁They ▁search ▁for ▁easy ▁targets , ▁ro bb ing ▁ships ▁and ▁their ▁cre ws ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁valu ables . ▁Those ▁belonging ▁to ▁organ ised ▁criminal ▁synd ic ates ▁attack ▁with ▁more ▁s oph istic ation ▁and ▁planning . ▁Their ▁operations , ▁which ▁require ▁skill , ▁co - ord ination , ▁and ▁fund ing , ▁aim ▁to ▁ste al ▁large ▁cargo es ▁or ▁to ▁kid nap ▁ships ' ▁cre ws ▁for ▁r ans om . ▁The ▁kind ▁of ▁pi racy ▁related ▁to ▁terror ism ▁oper ates ▁similarly , ▁but ▁diff ers ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁see ks ▁fund ing ▁to ▁continue ▁terror ist ▁activities ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁political ▁statements . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁pi racy ▁strategy ▁of ▁specifically ▁target ing ▁oil ▁and ▁dies el ▁tank ers ▁emer ged . ▁This ▁caused ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁pi