What exactly happened to the Arctic Sea, the enigmatic cargo ship allegedly seized by pirates, not off the wild coast of Somalia but in the genteel EU waters of the Baltic?

“北冰洋”号究竟遭遇了什么不测？这艘高深莫测的货轮据称遭遇海盗劫持，然而不是在索马里波涛汹涌的外海，而是在风平浪静、风景幽雅的波罗的海欧盟水域。

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Meanwhile, the INS Tabar, a Russian-made, high-tech Indian warship, managed to thwart the attempted hijacking of an Indian cargo ship off the coast of Somalia.

同时，俄制、高科技的印度“塔霸号”战舰在索马里海岸挫败了一起意图劫持一艘印度货船事件。

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These are the amazing pictures of British and U.S. special forces who staged a daring raid to free an Italian cargo ship that had been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.

英美特种部队上演大胆突袭，解救在索马里海域被海盗劫持的意大利货船。

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Meanwhile, German sailors on Thursday foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo ship off the coast of Yemen, the German Defense Ministry said.

CNN: China warships set sail on anti-pirate mission

Guerrillas target oil company workers in Nigeria, pirates ransom cargo ship operators off the coast of Somalia and criminal gangs go after tech executives and their children in India.

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The same year saw a number of containers washed up in the English Channel off the Devon coast after the cargo ship MSC Napoli ran aground.

BBC: Lost shipping containers question