Maritime Hub · Port
Eyl, Somalia (Puntland)
Assessment
Threat: Severe
Historic pirate base on the Indian Ocean coast.
Exposure context from the assessed Somali Basin judgement (Substantial, rising). Threat level is a Mazin Intel analytical judgement from public sources, not a live feed or official rating.
What changed
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- 2 curated major incidents within 500 km
- 0 logged incidents within about 300 km from Maritime Watch
- Assessment: no change to the Severe rating is recorded. Ratings are not yet versioned, so earlier levels cannot be shown.
Linked incidents
2026-04-26 · Hijack · Sward (373 km)
Fertiliser cargo ship bound for Mombasa hijacked close to Honour 25; held inside Somali territorial waters.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2026-04-21 · Hijack · Honour 25 (388 km)
Palau-flagged tanker carrying oil products to Mogadishu hijacked; held inside Somali territorial waters.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
Nearby chokepoints
- Somali Basin Substantial
About 504 km · trend rising
- Gulf of Aden Severe
About 523 km · trend stable
- Bab el-Mandeb Severe
About 879 km · trend stable