FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In early June, BIMCO warned operators that Somali piracy is showing signs of renewed strength, with a rise in hijackings, expanding pirate networks, and reduced naval deterrence increasing the risk to vessels operating off the Horn of Africa. Rise in hijackings signals renewed piracy threat According to BIMCO, in a recent meeting with representatives from EU Naval Forces, it was noted that 2026 has seen an uptick in Somali piracy, with seven hijacks recorded involving cargo dhows, fishing dhows, and tankers. As of early June, three ships and their crews are anchored off the Somali coast and are being held for ransom. RelatedNews Finland charges crew members of ship over cable damage incident ReCAAP ISC: One incident of armed robbery 09-15 June var jnews_module_21375828_0_6a3158a57d258 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375828","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"62,280,27,2172","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position