The report describes as significant顯著的, 重大的 the increase提高 in hostage人質 deaths last year. 35 people died - that's 3% of all hostages taken. Most were killed during rescue營救 operations, a sign that the increasingly日益 robust強壯的 way of dealing處理 with pirates海盜 makes life more dangerous for the hostages. Others died from malnutrition營養不良 or disease. It used to be rare罕見, 稀有 for a captive俘虜 to die. For the pirates, who are principally主要 interested in ransom贖金 payments, they were worth more alive than dead.
The report describes the often brutal殘酷, 野蠻的 treatment of crew members. Last year nearly 4,000 seafarers海員 were fired upon後 by Somali pirates. Half of all hostages were subjected to what the report describes as moderate abuse including punching and slapping打耳光. 10% suffered遭遇 violent abuse虐待 such as being locked in freezers, burned with cigarettes and having their fingernails pulled out with pliers鉗子.
The report also says that last year there was a 50% increase in the length of time people are kept hostage - it's now an average of eight months. Some have been kept for more than two years, such as the crew船員 of the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg who have been held hostage since March 2010. The report says the ship's owner has gone out of business so there is nobody to negotiate the crew's release. The Director of the International Maritime Bureau, said that although a lot of attention is given to Somali piracy, the human cost on seafarers海員 and their families is often ignored.
The report describes the often brutal殘酷, 野蠻的 treatment of crew members. Last year nearly 4,000 seafarers海員 were fired upon後 by Somali pirates. Half of all hostages were subjected to what the report describes as moderate abuse including punching and slapping打耳光. 10% suffered遭遇 violent abuse虐待 such as being locked in freezers, burned with cigarettes and having their fingernails pulled out with pliers鉗子.
The report also says that last year there was a 50% increase in the length of time people are kept hostage - it's now an average of eight months. Some have been kept for more than two years, such as the crew船員 of the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg who have been held hostage since March 2010. The report says the ship's owner has gone out of business so there is nobody to negotiate the crew's release. The Director of the International Maritime Bureau, said that although a lot of attention is given to Somali piracy, the human cost on seafarers海員 and their families is often ignored.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/06/120625_witn_piracy.shtml
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