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Global piracy down

Transportation

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Piracy on the world's seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011 , the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said Wednesday. Worldwide figures were brought down by a huge reduction in Somali piracy, though East and West Africa remain the worst hit areas, with 150 attacks in 2012. Globally, 174 ships were boarded by pirates last year, while 28 were hijacked and 28 were fired on. IM...

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