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It continues the decrease of the number of attacks of the pirates to the ships
In the first semester of the 2017 87 have happened some
July 5, 2017
The observatory on marine piracy Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has announced that it is continuing to diminish the number of attacks of the pirates against the ships, with 87 incidents happened in the first half of this year 87 regarding 97 in the first semester of 2016. In particular, 63 ships are boarded by pirates (72 in the first six months of 2016), four ships are seized (five), 12 ships have been object of blows of firearm (nine) and eight have been object of trying attack (12). In the course of these marine incidents 63 they are taken hostage regarding 64 in the first semester last year, 41 marine ones have been kidnapped, three are hurt and two killed.
More emphasized the reduction of the incidents in according to trimester of 2017, period in which 44 regarding 60 have happened some in the quarter April-june last year.
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