A watchdog maritime world said piracy of sea in the world hit a record of 142 attacks in the first quarter of this year as the Somali pirates are becoming more violent and aggressive.
The International Maritime Bureau piracy centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, statement says is 97 attacks occurred off the coast of Somalia, up sharply from 35 in the same period last year.
It is said attackers seized 18 ships in the world, including three large oil tankers, in the period January-March and captured 344 crew members. Pirates also killed seven crew members and wounded 34 in the quarter.
Director of the centre based in Kuala Lumpur, Pottengal Mukundan, said Thursday that there was a "dramatic increase in violence and techniques", used by Somali pirates to increased against patrols by international marine.
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