Has Somali piracy crisis returned? 'Yes and no', says maritime veteran
The seemingly relentless widening of the Middle East conflict beyond the Red Sea appears to ...
With piracy off the Somali coast now an increasingly dim memory, the waters of South-east Asia have resumed as the area seafarers fear to sail. There has been a spate of attacks on cargo vessels in the region this year, partly due to a ramp-up in activity from Filipino terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. In response, the governments of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are considering setting up a high-security corridor for vessels passing through the region, similar to the one that existed in the Gulf of Aden until Somali piracy fell away.
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