1.   Fishing captains say the guards are a deterrent, but some vessels have been attacked despite them.

2.   It is not clear how many dolphins were taught to attack enemy vessels, but some half dozen survive today.

3.   Previously, it had refrained from attacking neutral vessels.

4.   In a statement issued from their London office, the Tigers said that naval gunboats this month attacked vessels carrying Tamil fishermen, killing one and leaving four missing.

5.   In the South China Sea, pirates have attacked commercial vessels.

6.   Last week, Moroccan authorities said the suspects planned to sail a dinghy loaded with explosives from Morocco into the strait to attack the vessels.

7.   Moroccan authorities said the suspects planned to sail a dinghy loaded with explosives from Morocco into the strait to attack the vessels.

8.   New research has revealed that pirates voted on most major decisions, such as whether to attack another vessel or where to sail next.

9.   On Tuesday, the Tamil Tigers claimed that naval gunboats early this month attacked vessels carrying Tamil fishermen, killing at least one of them.

10.   Saudi Arabia questions whether Saudis were involved in an al-Qaida plot to attack vessels off Morocco, though Moroccan officials have identified the three suspects as Saudi.