The cumulative results predict a 60 percent reduction in energy costs and more than 9, 000 kg of CO2 (55 percent reduction) saved from a single home.

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"This welcome reduction has been the cumulative result of increased vigilance and patrolling by the littoral states and the continued precautionary measures on board ships, " the report said.

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