ThreatRate’s maritime threat assessment of the comeback of Somali piracy, as of 6 October 2026. Incidents have nearly tripled from 2025 and are at their highest level since 2013. The report explains how the shift of warships to the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz left the Horn of Africa unguarded, covers this year’s hijackings, ransoms and the first crew deaths in over a decade, and gives an outlook and security guidance for ship operators ahead of the October–November peak-risk window.