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PIRATE activity may decline slightly this month as international naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden drive Somali pirates further out into the Indian Ocean while weather conditions deteriorate towards the end of May.
The weather makes it difficult for pirates to board vessels as choppy conditions mean they cannot mount their ladders against the hull.
However, conditions will improve again towards the end of September, after which pirate activity may surge again as...
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