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Pirate attacks worldwide jumped 14 percent in the first nine months of 2007, with the biggest increases off the poorly policed waters of Somalia and Nigeria … Oil-rich Nigeria suffered 26 pirate attacks so far this year, up from nine in the same period last year. … criminals are now targeting the most vulnerable vessels — shipping trawlers — because authorities have cracked down on crude oil theft. The pirates also seize valuable communications gear.

Pirates who hijacked a Japanese tanker off Somalia earlier this week are demanding a U.S. warship shadowing the vessel back off … The U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyer USS Porter came to the aid of the Japanese chemical tanker this week, at one point opening fire to destroy pirate skiffs tied to it … Earlier this week, a North Korean tanker overrun by pirates was taken back after crew members overpowered the hijackers in a bloody fight. The hijackers were being held aboard the ship until they can be handed over for prosecution at a port.

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