French soldiers in a Zodiac (L) approach a Yemeni fishermen’s boat during a patrol mission in the Gulf of Aden.
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Suez Canal ship traffic has dropped sharply due to frequent attacks at sea.
A naval soldier guards a warship from its deck.
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Piracy off the Somali coast remains a high-risk undertaking with a low probability of success.
Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008.
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The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
Suspected pirates surrender to the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Somalia in 2009.
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In 2019, there were fewer attacks and attempted attacks on ships than there had been in 25 years. The coronavirus may bring economic and political changes that make piracy worse in the coming years.
A special team on board a Dutch mission ship carrying out manoeuvres for capturing pirates at sea.
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With the exception of Somali piracy, counter-measures have failed to stop transnational criminal networks from taking to the seas.