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Analysis: Experts predict increased Somali pirate attacks

   Disparate interests within the shipping industry, uncoordinated naval responses, continued payments of ransoms and easing of traditional constraints indicate that vessel hijacking by Somali pirates is likely to get worse in the months ahead, a panel of experts said last week.
   The recent spate of pirate attacks in and around the Gulf of Aden has attracted international attention in the past three months. The International Maritime Bureau reports that 94 ships have been attacked this year and 38 of them captured. More than a dozen ships are currently being held hostage by pirates.    More...

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