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Transportation - note Pacific Ocean, in 16 editions.

The entry for Pacific Ocean published Transportation - note in 16 editions of 36, from 2001 to 2016. The text changed in 3 editions. Each is shown as published. Transportation - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
3
the first edition with it
2001
the latest edition with it
2016

Published as “Transportation - note” (2001 to 2016).

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  • the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state);
  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 55% of all attacks in 2014;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen;
  • crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; ships accounting for 55% of all attacks in 2014; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Pacific Ocean: Transportation - note.” The World Factbook, 2001–2016 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/pacific-ocean/transportation-note.

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