According to the International Maritime Bureau report, pirate 48 off the coast of Somalia have decreased
dramatically this year; however, the number of incidents off Africa’s west coast is increasing and piracy is becoming
more violent there. There were 102 incidents of piracy and armed robbery during the first quarter of 2012. Forty-three
of those were attributed to Somali pirates, a decrease from 97 in the first quarter of 2011. Nine vessels were hijacked in
the area, a decrease from 16 in the period a year earlier. Pirates took 144 crew members 49 off Somalia during the
quarter, according to the report. The bureau credited international navies, which have staged both reactive and
pre-emptive 50 against pirates in the region, for the decrease in piracy off Somalia. 【題組】50 (A)cases (B)views (C)tricks (D)strikes