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In 1992 the escalating number of piracy incidents led to the establishment of a Piracy Reporting Centre in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], tasked with "raising awareness of piracy hotspots, detailing specific attacks and their consequences, and investigating incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea and in port. Another role entails working with national governments on a range of initiatives to reduce and ultimately eradicate attacks against ships."<ref>Overview [http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/overview.php IMB Piracy Reporting Centre] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> In the first six months of 2007, there were 126 pirate attacks, with 13 vessels hijacked, 152 crew members taken hostage, 41 kidnapped and 3 killed.<ref>''IMB report cites spike in piracy'' dated July 12, 2007 [http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/news.php?newsid=91 International Maritime Bureau] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> At present, Somalian pirates have hijacked a considerable number of vessels off the East African cost and Arabian peninsula, but this number is falling now that various nations, including the US and China, have deployed warships to the area.
In 1992 the escalating number of piracy incidents led to the establishment of a Piracy Reporting Centre in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], tasked with "raising awareness of piracy hotspots, detailing specific attacks and their consequences, and investigating incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea and in port. Another role entails working with national governments on a range of initiatives to reduce and ultimately eradicate attacks against ships."<ref>Overview [http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/overview.php IMB Piracy Reporting Centre] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> In the first six months of 2007, there were 126 pirate attacks, with 13 vessels hijacked, 152 crew members taken hostage, 41 kidnapped and 3 killed.<ref>''IMB report cites spike in piracy'' dated July 12, 2007 [http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/news.php?newsid=91 International Maritime Bureau] Accessed July 13, 2007</ref> At present, Somalian pirates have hijacked a considerable number of vessels off the East African cost and Arabian peninsula, but this number is falling now that various nations, including the US and China, have deployed warships to the area.
==See also==
*[[Jolly Roger]]
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