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Pirates attack Greek oil tanker off Nigeria: IMB
Pirates attacked a Greek-owned oil tanker off Nigeria Friday but failed to hijack the ship after the crew hid in a safe room, the International Maritime Bureau said. The tanker was anchored off Lagos when armed pirates boarded early on Friday, said Noel Choong, head of the IMB’s piracy reporting…
Maritime Bureau: Pirate attacks on the rise
Attacks on the world’s seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, seizing more ships than before and taking even bigger risks, an international body said Thursday. In the first six months of 2011, there were 266 piracy attacks compared with 196 incidents over the same period…
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