Killings by Pirates Hit Highest Toll in Decade
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › July 26, 2004
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Pirates killed 30 seafarers worldwide in the first six months of the year -- the highest toll in more than a decade -- and governments need to boost patrols in dangerous regions to curb the violence, a maritime group said Sunday.
The 30 killings compared to 16 during the same period last year despite an overall decline in pirate attacks, the British-based International Maritime Bureau said in a report released by its Piracy Watch Center in Kuala Lumpur.See the full content of this document
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Killings by Pirates Hit Highest Toll in Decade
"Reports of violence against seamen have risen," Capt. Potenggal Mukundan, IMB director, said in...
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