SINGAPORE - In the darkness of a warm May evening, five pirates climbed aboard the bulk carrier Vega Aquarius that was sailing through the Singapore Strait en route to China.
Armed with knives, they accosted a sailor, relieved him of his cellphone, and left him with a minor head injury before fleeing.
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