Piracy on the Increase, British Seafarers Say
<i> Associated Press</i>
LONDON —
British seafarers say they want more protection against pirates who, armed with speedboats, guns and grappling hooks, have become especially active on Brazil’s coast and the South China Sea.
The International Shipping Federation said that attacks on merchant ships by pirates and armed robbers are growing more frequent, more sophisticated and more violent.
The federation said the waters of the South China Sea and ports on the Brazilian coast are particularly notorious as “piracy black spots.”
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