15/01/2014
Report: Global pirate attacks fall to lowest level in 6 years
NAPLES, Italy ? Incidents of maritime piracy have fallen to their lowest level in six years due to the sharp decline in attacks off the Somali coast, the International Maritime Bureau said Wednesday. Vessels reported 264 attacks by sea pirates last year, down from 297 reports in 2012 and a 41 percent drop from 2011, when piracy near Somalia reached its peak, the IMB?s Piracy Reporting Centre said in its annual report. Pirates...
