Arrrrrr!
Posted on | July 13, 2007
It’s the twenty-first century. Civilization goes global, instantaneous communication links us ever more tightly, and…piracy is on the rise?
There were 85 attacks on ships in the April-June quarter, up from 66 in the same period a year earlier and from 41 in the previous quarter, the London-based International Maritime Bureau said through its piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur.
“Despite a sustained decrease in acts of piracy over the past three years, the statistics for the second quarter of this year suggest that we may be seeing a reversal of this trend,” IMB director Pottengal Mukundan warned in a statement.
“Somalia and Nigeria remain very dangerous, high-risk areas with large numbers of violent kidnappings and hostage takings.”
Indonesia remained the world’s worst reported piracy hotspot, with 24 attacks in the first half of 2007, but this was an improvement from 33 in the same period a year earlier, the IMB said.
Johnny Depp could not be reached for comment.
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