Piracy in the Indian Ocean

High risk area reduced

Extension of the area of ​​operations of Somali pirates between 2005 and 2010.

Seven years after Somali pirates managed to capture the last ship that allowed them to collect a ransom, the threat of piracy in the region has not been eliminated, as confirmed by the incidents that occur, although increasingly sporadic. It has therefore been possible to successfully reduce the area in which pirates operate and the severity of the threat, despite which we are far from reaching the moment when the guard can be lowered.

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