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Jan 21, 2009 12:00 AM
Incidents of piracy and armed attacks against shipping have risen at an unprecedented rate over the past 12 months, according to the latest figures published by the International Maritime Bureau.
The piracy reporting organisation recorded a total of 293 incidents in its annual report for 2008, an 11% increase compared with 2007 figures.
Attacks offshore Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, however, sky rocketed 200% last year according...
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