West Africa piracy overtakes Somali ship attacks

Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers' groups says. It records a total of 966 attacks in West Africa in 2012, compared with 851 such incidents by Somali pirates. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22944460#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa