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Maritime Hub · Port

Garacad, Somalia (Puntland)

Assessment

Threat: Severe

Coastal town linked to pirate groups.

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.

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  • 1 curated major incident 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 (493 km)

    Fertiliser cargo ship bound for Mombasa hijacked close to Honour 25; held inside Somali territorial waters.

    EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate

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