Hazard spot
Coast off Somalia: Piracy
Coast off Somalia: The area is still classed as a high risk zone for attacks. Most policies exclude it explicitly.
- Cause
- Piracy
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 06° 00,0' N 050° 30,0' E
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Coast off Somalia: how the place works
The Somali coast and the waters off it still count as a high risk area, and the reach of attacks has in the past extended far beyond coastal waters. For yachts there is no safe route here, only greater or lesser distance.
Coast off Somalia: what breaks there
This is about the hijacking of vessel and crew, not about material damage. Everything beyond that is a question of human safety, not of insurance.
Coast off Somalia: what this means for your policy
No German yacht insurer covers piracy in this area, and that is not negotiable. Anyone considering the route should read the Foreign Office travel advice before thinking about insurance.
Read this in full: This is where almost all cover endsCruising range
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And what applies right now?
This page shows what always holds here; live official warnings are on the warning map.
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