FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Maritime security has entered a period in which traditional and emerging threats increasingly overlap. Merchant vessels continue to face piracy, armed robbery, unauthorized boarding, stowaways and the risk of drugs or contraband being placed onboard. At the same time, ships may operate close to armed conflicts, military activity and areas affected by missile, drone or mine threats. Recent incidents have shown how quickly the operating environment can change. Commercial vessels have been exposed to attacks or heightened security risks in strategically important waterways, while renewed piracy activity off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden has underlined that threats once considered largely contained can quickly return. This creates a more unpredictable security environment for Masters, crews and shore-based teams. RelatedNews Saudi Yanbu oil terminal reportedly hit in aerial attack Iranian crude loadings fall to zero as US blockade disrupts oil shipments var jnews_module_21410152_0_6abf8eecdcbe9 = {"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":"21410152","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"86,4500,4362,1264,280,27,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"late