On 23 August, Hellenic Shipping News reported that, after more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA), with effect from 1 January. The removal of the HRA reflects a significantly improved piracy situation in the region, largely due to concerted counter-piracy efforts by many regional and international stakeholders. No piracy attacks against merchant ships have occurred off Somalia since 2018.
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-to-remove-the-indian-ocean-high-risk-area/
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