The recent attack on the Maersk Alabama, the capture of Captain Richard Phillips and the subsequent targeting of other vessels demonstrates an escalation in the range and scope of modern day pirate attacks. A week after the attack on the Alabama, with the U.S. Navy and other naval assets on high alert operating in the area, pirates attacked the American freight vessel M/V Liberty Sun with gun fire and grenades. While the Liberty Sun escaped with no harm to the crew, it sustained damage as a result of the attack. While the goal of any act of piracy is to take the vessel intact, adding gunfire and explosives to flammable, volatile cargoes can equal disaster. In fact, the Alabama was said to be carrying oil and relief supplies to Africa. As these types of attacks continue and grow in intensity, the possibility of a stray bullet or explosive setting off a flammable fuel or toxic cargo will increase as well.
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机译：最近对马士基阿拉巴马州的攻击，理查德·菲利普斯船长的被捕以及随后对其他船只的袭击都表明，现代海盗袭击的范围和范围在不断扩大。袭击阿拉巴马州一周后，美国海军和其他海军资产在该地区处于高度戒备状态，海盗用枪支火力和手榴弹袭击了美国货轮M / V LibertySun。 “自由太阳”号在逃脱时并未对船员造成伤害，但由于袭击而遭受了破坏。尽管任何海盗行为的目的都是要保持船只完好无损，但在易燃易挥发的货物中添加炮火和炸药可能会造成灾难。实际上，据说阿拉巴马州正在向非洲运送石油和救济物资。随着这些类型的攻击持续进行并加剧，流浪子弹或爆炸物引燃易燃燃料或有毒货物的可能性也会增加。
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