The Sirius Star's cargo has an estimated value of $100m
The hijacking of giant Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star has focused the world's attention on piracy.
In the past five years, the number of piracy attacks around the world has fallen from 452 incidents in 2003 to 282 in 2007.
But it is a different story off the coast of Somalia; pirate attacks have increased by 100% in the past year.
The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels of oil worth more than $100m.
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