11/5/2022 0 Comments Map of pirate waters![]() ![]() NATO vessels conducted, for instance, helicopter surveillance missions to trace and identify ships in the area they also helped to prevent and disrupt hijackings and to suppress armed robbery. NATO is also maintaining its counter-piracy efforts at sea and ashore – by supporting countries in the region to build the capacity to fight piracy themselves.įor a long time, piracy and armed robbery disrupted the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia, and threatened vital sea lines of communication (SLOC) and economic interests off the Horn of Africa, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.īuilding on the two previous counter-piracy missions conducted by NATO, Operation Ocean Shield initially focused on at-sea counter-piracy activities.However, NATO is remaining engaged in the fight against piracy by maintaining maritime situational awareness and continuing close links with other international counter-piracy actors. With no successful piracy attacks since 2012, NATO terminated Ocean Shield on 15 December 2016.The implementation of best management practices by the shipping industry, as well as the embarkation of armed security teams on board, also contributed to this trend. The very presence of this international naval force deterred pirates from pursuing their activities and contributed to the suppression of piracy in the region. ![]() NATO worked in close cooperation with other actors in the region including the European Union’s Operation Atalanta, the US-led Combined Task Force 151 and individual country contributors. ![]()
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