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Article: Pirates still rule off Africa: despite tighter security, piracy in African waters is on the increase. (Shipping Focus).
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- African Business
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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Pirate attacks on ships African waters first increased during the quarter of the year, despite onboard security having being tightened throughout the industry. According to figures released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) there were 87 armed attacks on ships world-wide between January and March this year, an increase of 28% on the same period in 2001.
There were 32 reported attacks in Africa, the highest total since the IMB began compiling quarterly statistics in 1991. Abidjan, Bonny River, Lagos, Conakry, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Douala, Luanda, Owendo and Tema have all witnessed pirate attacks, but Somalia and the Red Sea were the worst-hit areas.
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