Indian Ocean Off Somalia to Lose ‘High-Risk Area’ Designation as Piracy Dips
- Shipping industry agrees the threat level has diminished
- There haven’t been any attacks reported off Somalia since 2018
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The global shipping industry agreed to declassify the Indian Ocean coastline off Somalia as a “high-risk area” following years of successful counter-piracy operations.
The change was approved by marine groups including the International Chamber of Shipping and will be operational from January next year, they said in an emailed statement on Monday.