Maritime Hub · Port
Hobyo, Somalia
Assessment
Threat: Severe
Pirate networks used the anchorage during 2024 hijacks.
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
2025-11-03 · Piracy / boarding · Stolt Sagaland (450 km)
Armed pirates fired on the chemical tanker from a skiff about 330 NM east of Mogadishu; the onboard security team returned fire and the boarding failed. A hijacked dhow was assessed as the likely mother vessel.
gCaptain, citing CMF and EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2024-03-12 · Hijack · MV Abdullah (465 km)
Bangladeshi bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates; released after ransom in April.
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre · curated record, position approximate
Nearby chokepoints
- Somali Basin Substantial
About 300 km · trend rising
- Gulf of Aden Severe
About 795 km · trend stable
- Bab el-Mandeb Severe
About 990 km · trend stable