Increased Security Halved Somali Pirate Hijackings in 2011

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent 



Pre-emptive strikes, armed guards on vessels reduced hijackings, IMB says


Pre-emptive strikes by international navies and the presence of private armed guards on board ships nearly halved the number of hijackings by Somali pirates in 2011, said the International Maritime Bureau.
Somali pirates hijacked 28 ships last year compared with 49 in 2010, even as the number of attacks grew to 237 from 219 in the previous year, the maritime watchdog

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