A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars.
Piracy was rampant off the coast of Somalia in the 2000s, peaking in 2011 with hundreds of attacks, but was significantly reduced by international naval deployments and new tactics by commercial shipping.Â
kAm*6E E96 A2DE H66< 92D D66? @:= E2?<6C w~}~&# ad 2?5 46>6?E 42CC:6C $(p#s 9:;24<65 :? E96 7:CDE >2;@C :?4:56?ED :? >@?E9D]Â k^Am
kAm%96 $(p#s D6:KFC6 H2D E96 H@C< @7 2 8C@FA @A6C2E:?8 7C@> E96 A@CE E@H? @7 v2C2425 :? !F?E=2?5 DE2E6 @7 ?@CE962DE6C? $@>2=:2[ 2 !F?E=2?5 D64FC:EJ @77:4:2= E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAm%92E :D 7FCE96C D@FE9 E92? E96 FDF2= A:C24J 9@E365 7@4FD65 @? 2 4=FDE6C @7 E9C66 4@2DE2= E@H?D \\ w27F?[ q2?56C q6J=2 2?5 tJ= \\ H9:49 :D H96C6 E96 w~}~&# ad @:= E2?<6C 92D 366? E2<6?]Â k^Am
kAm%96 ?6H 8C@FA :D >@DE=J 7@C>65 @7 QCFC2= J@FE9Q 7C@> 2? 2C62 Q2H2D9 H:E9 H62A@?DQ[ >@E:G2E65 3J A@G6CEJ[ 2?5 2?86C @G6C :==682= 7:D9:?8 3J D9:AD 7C@> r9:?2[ *6>6?[ xC2? 2?5 36J@?5]Â k^Am
kAmQ}62C=J 6G6CJ@?6 :? E9:D C68:@? :D A@@C 2?5 ?62C=J 6G6CJ@?6 :D 2C>65] x==682= 7:D9:?8[ 6DA64:2==J 7C@> E96 EC2H=6CD[ :D >2<:?8 E9:?8D H@CD6[Q E96 @77:4:2= E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAmQx7 E96J 2C6 ?@E 4@F?E6C65[ E96J H:== 6G@=G6 :?E@ 6?E:E:6D =:<6 E9@D6 2E H2C H:E9 E96 8@G6C?>6?E[Q 96 D2:5[ C676CC:?8 E@ xD=2>:DE 8C@FAD =:<6 p=\$923223 2?5 E96 xD=2>:4 $E2E6 E92E 92G6 366? 7:89E:?8 $@>2=:2VD 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 7@C J62CD]Â k^Am
k9am\ r=2? 5J?2>:4D \k^9am
kAmpD 2=H2JD :? $@>2=:2[ E96 D:EF2E:@? :D 4@>A=:42E65 3J 4=2? 5J?2>:4D[ H9:49 2C6 46?EC2= E@ E96 4@F?ECJVD A@=:E:4D 2?5 D@4:6EJ]Â k^Am
kAmp D64@?5 !F?E=2?5 D64FC:EJ @77:4:2= E@=5 pu! E96 8C@FA E92E D6:K65 E96 $(p#s H2C6 2== 7C@> E96 D2>6 4=2? 2?5 DF3\4=2?]Â k^Am
kAm%92E 4@>A=:42E6D 4@F?E6C\>62DFC6D 3J E96 DE2E6[ H9:49 4@F=5 36 D66? 2D 2? 2EE24< @? E96 4=2? 2D 2 H9@=6]k^Am
kAmQ%96D6 >6? @? E96 D9:A 92:= 7C@> A2CE:4F=2C DF3\4=2?D[ H9:49 5:776CD 7C@> E96 W!F?E=2?5X AC6D:56?EVD DF3\4=2?]k^Am
kAmQ$@ :7 H6 DEC:<6 2?5 D@>6 @7 E96> 2C6 92C>65[ E96? :E 4@F=5 =625 E@ C6G6?86 <:==:?8D 36EH66? =@42=D[Q D2:5 E96 @77:4:2=]k^Am
kAmQ%92EVD H9J ?68@E:2E:@?D 2C6 36DE E@ 5:77FD6 E9:D <:?5 @7 D:EF2E:@? 3FE :E 2=D@ A=2JD :?E@ E96 92?5D @7 E96 A:C2E6D[Q 96 25565]Â k^Am
kAm%96 !F?E=2?5 8@G6C?>6?E 92D J6E E@ C6=62D6 2 DE2E6>6?E @? E96 9:;24<:?8D]k^Am
kAmu@C =@42=D[ C6?6H65 A:C24J 42? 42FD6 =@?8\E6C> AC@3=6>D[ D2:5 2?2=JDE y6E9C@ }@C>2?[ @7 E96 s2?:D9 x?DE:EFE6 7@C x?E6C?2E:@?2= $EF5:6D]Â k^Am
kAmQ$@>6 9@FD69@=5D >2J D66 D9@CE\E6C> 42D9]k^Am
kAmQqFE E96 H:56C 67764E :D 9:896C AC:46D 7@C :>A@CE65 7@@5 2?5 6DA64:2==J 7F6=[ DFAAC6DD65 =68:E:>2E6 7:D9:?8 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J 962G:6C 6IE6C?2= ?2G2= A2EC@=D E92E 4@>A=:42E6 @C5:?2CJ >2C:E:>6 =:76[Q 96 E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 E96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= 4@>>F?:EJ ?66565 E@ 5@ >@C6 E@ AC6G6?E 7@C6:8? EC2H=6CD @A6C2E:?8 :==682==J :? E96 C68:@?[ 288C2G2E:?8 =@42=D]k^Am
kAmQ!F?E=2?5 92D C2:D65 E96 2=2C> 23@FE :==682= 7@C6:8? 7:D9:?8 7@C J62CD[Q 96 D2:5]Â k^Am
kAmQ&?=6DD E96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= 4@>>F?:EJ 5:C64E=J C6D@FC46D E96 !F?E=2?5 :?DE:EFE:@?D E92E A@=:46 E9:D 4@2DE=:?6[ ?6:E96C E96 :>>65:2E6 E9C62E ?@C E96 A@=:E:42= 64@?@>J DFDE2:?:?8 :E 86ED C6D@=G65]Qk^Am
kAmDEC\6C^8:=k^Am
