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9 Q. Attacks on the world's seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened,
seizing more ships and taking even bigger risks. In the first six months of 2011, there were 266 pirate attacks
compared with 196 incidents over the same period last year and 60 per cent of these were carried out by Somali
pirates Some years ago pirates used to be armed with knives and small firearms. Today, oil and chemical
tankers are being ruthlessly threatened with automatic weapons and rocket launchers. Most of the attacks on
maritime traffic happen in the Gulf of Aden, which is regularly criss-crossed by oil tankers. Although Somali
pirates were spectacularly successful in carrying 163 attacks so far in 2011; up from 100 in the same period in
2010, they could not commandeer 21 vessels thanks to the vigilance of international Naval forces,
On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions very briefly (2*5=10)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Attacks on the world’s seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, seizing more ships than before and taking even bigger risks, an international body said yesterday.

In the first six months of 2011 there were 266 piracy attacks compared with 196 incidents over the same period last year, and 60 per cent of them were carried out by Somali pirates, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said.

At the end of June, Somali pirates were still holding 20 vessels and 420 crew, and demanding millions of dollars for their release, the IMB’s piracy reporting centre said.

Answer 2

Explanation:

how has the pirates firepower become more potent in recent times