Viewpoint: Somali Piracy Is Back – Fueled by Political Turmoil, Aid Cuts and Iran War May 29, 2026 By Anja Shortland and Federico Varese On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off...
Iran War Fuels Piracy Surge Off Somalia Coast, EU Agency Says April 29, 2026 By David Herbling The war in Iran is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to a European...
Rising Pirate Attacks off Somalia Endanger Key Trade Route November 12, 2025 By David Herbling Instability in Yemen and the Horn of Africa is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off Somalia, a cause for...
EU Warship Secures Tanker Crew Following Somali Pirate Attack November 10, 2025 By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul An EU warship secured the crew of an oil products tanker on Friday after it was attacked by pirates off...
Somali Piracy Revives Sharply After Years of Quiet July 22, 2024 By Eleanor Thornber Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping more than a decade ago — has had a resurgence this year,...
Houthi Threat Triggers Surge in Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Coast July 5, 2024 By Simon Marks Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in...
Suspected Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden Raises Concerns About Growing Somali Piracy May 13, 2024 A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through...
UKMTO Reports Hijacking Attempt of Vessel East of Yemen’s Aden May 10, 2024 By Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization said on Friday it had received a report of a failed hijacking...
Nations Are Working Together to Fight Piracy in Waters Off West Africa August 17, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS – Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the...
World’s Biggest Shipping Line Demands Action Against Piracy Surge Off West Africa January 19, 2021 By William Clowes The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the...