Somali piracy disrupts global shipping and trade routes
Resurgent Somali piracy is hijacking ships as Red Sea disruptions force rerouting past Somalia, while stretched naval deterrence enables ransom-driven attacks.
EU naval force nears ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
Operation Atalanta is deploying to assist the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite, hijacked by Somali pirates, endangering 24 mariners and prompting regional warnings.