Donnerstag, 19. Januar 2012

Somali Pirates Seize 80% Fewer Ships as Early Strikes Work

By Alaric Nightingale
(Updates with the decline in attacks off Somalia from first paragraph.)
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Somali pirates seized almost 80 percent fewer ships in the final three months last year as pre-emptive strikes by naval forces deterred attacks, a group tracking incidents worldwide said.
Pirates from the East African country attacked 31 vessels and captured four, the London-based International Maritime Bureau said in a report today. They attempted 90 hijackings and seized 19

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