这很可能是本月索马利亚海盗劫持的第三艘船只，之前海盗有一段时间企图袭击但没有成功。
This is potentially the third ship hijacked by Somali pirates this month, after a period of unsuccessful attacks.
索马利亚海盗在2008年劫持了40多艘船只，还扣押着至少15艘船只，并把船员扣为人质。
Somali pirates have hijacked more than 40 ships in 2008 and are holding at least 15 vessels and their crews hostage.
美国和其他国家试图以海军巡逻的方式遏制索马利亚海盗，但劫持活动在今年早些时候减少后，近几个星期又开始增多。
The U. S. and other countries have tried to stop Somali pirates with naval patrols, but the hijackings have increased in recent weeks after a lull earlier this year.
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