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Attacks have fallen due to increased security, says International Maritime Bureau's annual piracy report, but Indian Ocean piracy remains a major threat. MORE
The Mission has contacted Carnival, parent company of the cruise ship's operator Costa, to see what assistance it might offer to the Concordia crew. MORE
Foreign Secretary William Hague says all British nationals are accounted for. However, anyone concerned about British survivors of the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia can contact the British Embassy in Rome on (+39) 06 4220 0001 or the Foreign Office in London on 0207 008 1500.
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