Most of the pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia or in the Malacca Strait involve oil tankers that are ransomed.

索马里海岸线附近以及马六甲海峡的大多数海盗袭击都与劫持油轮、索要赎金有关。

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We're becoming accustomed to hearing about attacks off the coast of Somalia, but reports of pirate attacks are coming from vessels off the coast of Bangladesh, Nigeria and around Indonesia.

我们经常会听到索马里海岸的袭击，但现在还有报道称孟加拉国、尼日利亚和印度尼西亚海岸的船只遭到海盗袭击。

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There have been a series of pirate attacks off Somalia in the last few years, with vessels from supertankers to cruise ships being targeted.

这几年在索马里有一系列海盗袭击案件，从巨型油轮到观光邮轮都被攻击过。

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Of almost 300 pirate attacks the maritime organization recorded for 2008, more than 100 took place on the high seas off Somalia's coast.

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This has led to calls from commercial ship owners for a military blockade along the coast of Somalia to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea.

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The northern coast of Somalia has seen many pirate attacks in recent years.

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The Sirius Star is believed now to be anchored somewhere off the coast of Somalia, near the pirate port of Eyl in the northern Puntland region of the country.

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