D
Somalipirates(海盗)robbedthreeThaifishingshipswith77sailorsonboardnearlyl，200MilesofftheSomalicoast，thefarthest-off-shoreattacktodate，anofficersaidTuesday.
Pirateshavegonefarthersouthandeastinanswertoincreasedpatr ols(巡逻)bywarshipsofftheSomalishore.TherobbingofthethreeshipsSundaywasabout600milesoutsidethenormaloperationareafortheinternationalforce，saidaspokesman．
Thespokesmansaidtheattacksofaroutatseawasaclearsignthattheinternationalpatr olsagainstpirateswerehavinga“markedeffectonpirateactivityinthearea”．
“oncetheystartattackingthatfarout，you’renotevenreallytalkingabouttheSomalibasinorareasofwaterthathaveanyconnectionwithSomalia,”saidanofficer，RogerMiddleton．“onceyou’rethatfarout，it'sjusttheIndianOcean，anditmeansyou’relookingattr adegoingfromtheGulftoAsia，fromAsiatoSouthAfrica.”
"Thisisthefarthestr obbingtodate．TheyarenowoperatingneartheMaldivesandIndia,”saidanotherofficer．
Thethreeships--theMVPrantalayll，12，andl4—had77membersonboardintotal．AllofthemareThai,thespokesmansaid．BeforetheSundayrobbing，piratesheldllshipsand228sailors．
Pirateshaveincreasedattacksoverthepastyearinhopes。fcatchingmoredollarpayments.Becauseofincreasedpatr olsanddefensesonboardships，thesuccessrate(率)hasgonedown，thoughthenumberofsuccessfulattackshasstayedthesameyearoveryear.
53.Thepirateattackreportedinthetexthappened_______．
A．faroutintheIndianOcean
B．inthenormalpatr olarea
C．neartheSomali,coast
D．inthesouthofAfrica
正确答案：A
