Violent Somali piracy at an all-time high

6:56 AM Tue 19 Apr 2011 GMT

'Piracy during the last year from the IMB' .

It is not only the long range cruising sailor who is now on high alert about the piracy danger of the Indian Ocean. The murder of four American sailors changed the game effectively for any would-be circumnavigators, but violence and the number of murders are also higher than ever in the commercial maritime world. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) global piracy report revealed last week that there has been a sharp rise in piracy world wide, driven by a surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia, where 97 attacks were recorded in the first quarter ...

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