A continuing downward trend in Somali piracy has led major shipping organizations to reduce the geographical limits of the ‘High Risk Zone’ (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean, which will apply from 1 September 2021.
Generally speaking, the changes agreed by BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKOand OCIMF, representing the global oil and maritime industries, will reduce the limits of the HRA to the Yemeni and Somali territorial seas and the exclusive economic zones in their eastern and south...
https://www.maritimeherald.com/2021/08-18-high-risk-area-reconsidered-due-to-low-maritime-piracy/