Somali piracy has risen sharply adding to maritime shipping threats in a region of the world already dealing with Red Sea chaos caused by Houthi attacks.

Back in 2010 the Somalis accounted for nearly all the hijackings. There are still pirates out there, but they are more into robbery than kidnapping.

On March 15, 2024, an Indian Navy long-range maritime patrol intercepted the Ruen about 260 nautical miles east of Somalia.

That year alone, Somali pirates carried out 212 attacks ... money from any of the other five attacks launched in the 2017-2023 period. We haven't been able to ascertain if any ransom was paid ...

But they resumed in 2023, with six attacks and surged to ... Adado, a town in central Somalia where pirates once invested, earned the nicknamed "Blue City" because their newly built mansions ...

While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...