1.   More than a century later, it was fortified by a thick wall to put an end to frequent pirate attacks.

2.   Three guards were killed in a pirate attack last year.

3.   Actual pirate attacks end less often with triumphant arrests than with dead crew members and stolen cargoes.

4.   International authorities fear that pirate attacks in Southeast Asia could one day cause a disastrous oil spill, a newspaper reported Monday.

5.   It was the second pirate attack on Ukrainian sailors in Africa this year.

6.   Recently, pirate attacks have grown more violent, as well as more sophisticated and organized.

7.   The highest concentration of pirate attacks is in the Malacca Straits, a vital shipping lane off Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

8.   The International Maritime Bureau has issued a global warning about pirate attacks on ships passing through the Singapore Strait, a local news report said Saturday.

9.   The Nippon Foundation said that despite an increased vigilance by ship-owners, many Japanese vessels are still unprepared for a pirate attack.

10.   They may have taken it to Natuna, Anambas or any of the islands dotting the waterway which has become notorious for pirate attacks.