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ICC-CCS.ORG: THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
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http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1700925,00.html
"Pirates hit Malacca Strait, again"
06/05/2005 12:35 - (SA)
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Kuala Lumur - Pirates are again attacking ships in the busy Malacca Strait after a brief lull following the deadly tsunami which devastated Indonesia's Aceh province on Sumatra island last December, an international watchdog said on Friday.
Three vessels were attacked in the key sea lane in a two-week period, with pirates opening fire with automatic weapons to force the vessels to stop and allow them to board, the Piracy Reporting Centre of the London-based International Maritime Bureau said.
"The attacks, all thought to be made by the same gang, resulted in the kidnap of two or more seafarers from each vessel and were followed by a demand for ransom a few days later.
"The subsequent release of the hostages suggests that ransoms were paid," the report said."