Practice question
A group of outsiders boards a vessel in Philippine waters, forcibly seizes it and its cargo, then abandons its passengers at sea without any means of saving themselves. The defense says Article122 cannot apply because the vessel was not on the high seas. Which is best?
- The high-seas objection necessarily defeats every piracy charge
- A vessel’s cargo can never be the object of piracy
- RA7659 includes Philippine waters, and abandonment without means of survival is a specified Article123 qualifying circumstance
- Only a civil maritime suit is possible
- The passengers must first be crew members
Legal references
- RA7659 Section3, Articles122–123: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7659_1993.html
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