Atalanta | European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast | Operation ATALANTA

piracy [ air piracy | hijacker | hijacking of an aircraft | hijacking of a ship | piracy of the seas ]

computer hacking | computer burgling | hacking | piracy

The EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) has made a significant contribution to the reduction in piracy: In 2011, 174 merchant vessels were attacked and 25 ships pirated with 736 seafarers held hostage. In 2013, 7 ships were attacked, none pirated. In 2014 two ships were attacked. There were no attacks in 2015 and one in 2016. In March 2017 a ship was pirated and held for 4 days.

I agree that, more than a decade ago, the world's centre of gravity in terms of piratic attacks and sea robbery — and I make that distinction because piracy occurs on the high seas and there were many attacks on ships riding at anchor or alongside — was this area around the Straits of Malacca and the southern South China Sea, an area of intense piratic activity.

by providing, upon request and without prejudice to national and Union law, relevant vessel positioning and Earth observation data to the competent national authorities and relevant Union bodies within their mandate in order to facilitate measures against threats of piracy and of intentional unlawful acts as provided for in applicable Union law or under internationally agreed legal instruments in the area of maritime transport, subject to applicable data protection rules and in accordance with administrative procedures to be established by the Administrative Board or the High Level Steering Group established in accordance with Directive ...[+++]2002/59/EC, as appropriate.

Since 2008 the general public’s attention has been drawn to the alarming rise in the number of piracy acts off the Somali coast and in the Gulf of Aden.