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Academies prepare mariners for possible pirate attacks

Along with navigation, logistics and ship-handling, students at merchant marine academies these days also must learn what to do if their ships are attacked by pirates.

While there is no formal training on the subject at schools such as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point or SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, the issue does come up in classroom discussion and other training, instructors...

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