Somali pirates are staging a comeback
But attacks are still far from their peak
Even as Houthi forces in Yemen continue to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, another threat is again emerging in the Indian Ocean. Somali pirates are back in action. On March 12th around 20 armed men hijacked the MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged vessel carrying coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while it was sailing more than 1,000km east of Somalia. Its crew of 23 is still being held hostage.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “More trouble on the high seas”
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