International piracy has been on and off the media for the last two years. Now and again, pirates coming mostly from Somalia attack the shipping routes going through the Horn of Africa. Only last year, pirates performed ninety two attacks. The Maritime Secure Center is the EU organ that coordinates the European mission in the Horn of Africa. Achim Winkler, Commander of the German Navy and spokesman for the EU Naval Force, brings us the latest news directly from their base in Mombasa, Kenya.