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Piracy incidents fall to lowest level since 1995

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The International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre said that pirate attacks in the first half of 2016 decreased to their lowest level since 1995, The Maritime Executive reports.

There were 98 attacks in the first half, down from 134 reported in the corresponding period of 2015. The attacks included 72 boardings, five hijackings and 12 attempts. Pottengal Mukundan, director at the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre, said that kidnappings are on the rise, particularly off Nigeria.

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