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Piracy off Somalia has been a headline-grabbing phenomenon for almost a decade. In recent years, however, the number of successful attacks against ships in the western Indian Ocean has been very low. Targets were mostly fishing vessels and traditional dhows which are used to transport cargoes within the region. At

The Gulf of Guinea has become more dangerous to seafarers, as pirates increasingly employ “kidnap-for-ransom” tactics, outlined in the "State of Piracy 2015" report. The shift towards kidnapping and away from the once prevalent oil theft seems to be in response to increased naval patrols coupled with lower oil prices. This