"Serbian pirates attack on Danube"

Bulgaria's national river shipping company says that pirates from Serbia attacked its ships on the Danube 38 times in the past two years. The company's deputy director Ivan Ivanov told the BBC's Serbian language service that the attacks, which he says are taking place near the river port of Smederevo, "are becoming increasingly aggressive". "Serbian pirates attack on Danube" Ivanov said that mostly armed pirates are taking cargo, cables and fuel. He spoke about one incident in October, when armed assailants boarded several Bulgarian ships moored at Smederevo. When a member of one of the crews tried to confront then, he was pushed into the river and sustained serious injuries, according to Ivanov, who added that the pirates were targeting Ukrainian ships as well.

"Serbian pirates attack on Danube"

Ivanov said that mostly armed pirates are taking cargo, cables and fuel.

He spoke about one incident in October, when armed assailants boarded several Bulgarian ships moored at Smederevo.

When a member of one of the crews tried to confront then, he was pushed into the river and sustained serious injuries, according to Ivanov, who added that the pirates were targeting Ukrainian ships as well.