Surge in pirate attacks

2 September 2010, 2:32 am

KUALA LUMPUR - SEAFARERS have reported a surge in attacks by armed pirates in a South China Sea shipping lane, an international maritime watchdog said Thursday. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, said there had been eight attacks off Indonesia's Mangkai island in the past two weeks.... Read More »

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