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Sea Piracy at Five-Year Low in 2012, ICC Says

Sea piracy reached a five-year low in 2012, with 297 ships attacked compared with 439 in 2011, said a report by the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau Jan. 16. It cited a "huge" reduction in Somali piracy, but…

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said East and West Africa remain the worst hit areas, with 150 attacks in 2012.