索马里海盗袭击事件大幅减少

时间：2012-10-23 07:01:14

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The number of ships attacked by Somali pirates has fallen sharply this year, the International Maritime1 Bureau says.

国际海事局称，今年以来被索马里海盗袭击的船只数量显著下降。
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International security measures have led to a decline in piracy
 
Just 70 attacks were reported by ships in the first nine months of this year, compared with 233 incidents in 2011.
 
International intervention3 and new security measures are deterring4（制止） pirates, the IMB adds.
 
But the organisation5 warned seafarers to remain vigilant6 in the waters around Somalia.
 
Captain Pottengal Mukundan, the director of the IMB, said: "It's good news that hijackings are down, but there can be no room for complacency - these waters are still extremely high-risk and the naval7 presence must be maintained."
 
More attacks are being reported in the Gulf8 of Guinea, where the Nigerian navy has begun patrols. The waters off Benin and Togo are also high-risk areas.
 
The IMB says the attacks are often planned to steal refined oil products which can be easily sold on the open market.
 
Though just one attack has been reported off Somalia in the past three months, pirates there are still holding 11 vessels9 for ransom10（赎金） with 167 crew members as hostages on board. 
 
Twenty-one more kidnapped crew members are being held on land. Some have now been detained for more than 30 months.

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1 maritime 62yyA     
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
  • Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
  • The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
2 piracy 9N3xO     
n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害
参考例句：
  • The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
  • They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
3 intervention e5sxZ     
n.介入，干涉，干预
参考例句：
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
4 deterring d3b8e940ecf45ddee34d3cb02230b91e     
v.阻止，制止( deter的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business. 然而，投资者表示，有很多问题让他们却步。 来自互联网
  • It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes. 逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法。 来自互联网
5 organisation organisation     
n.组织，安排，团体，有机休
参考例句：
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
6 vigilant ULez2     
adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的
参考例句：
  • He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
  • The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
7 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
8 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
9 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 ransom tTYx9     
n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救
参考例句：
  • We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
  • The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

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