Meanwhile, the foreign naval presence off Somalia is shrinking. Second, political conditions are ripe. Somalis are resentful of extensive illegal foreign shipping, increasing support for piracy.

Attacks rose by fourteen percent towards the end of last year, largely around the territorial waters off Somalia. According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirates attack different kinds of ...

Today, Somali pirates operate a strong network comprised ... He shared a picture of the guide map that confirmed the ship was voyaging miles away from the area demarcated as the most risk-prone.

(CNN)-- Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the "worst number of attacks" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said. "Four attacks in two ...

The agency said that if there is no assistance from naval powers, piracy will increase, and so will death and malnutrition. Smerdon said that although Somalia's food crisis hasn't yet reached the ...