Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards
Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
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"Piracy is always a crime of opportunity."
— Omar Mahmood , Academic
"I guess the pirates believe that with those two external events in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, they believe that the international forces will be dedicated to those crises instead of looking for pirates."
— Ignacio Villanueva Serrano , Executive
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Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
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