Successful boardings and hijackings are nowrare off Somalia, where the use of armed guards, navy patrols and anti-piracyprotection on ships has made life difficult for pirates.
ViceAdmiral Christian Canova, Deputy Commander at NATO’s Maritime Headquarters inNorthwood said: “Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is at its lowestpoint since 2008 and this is good news, however we cannot be complacent.”
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