Maritime Piracy

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 0 anxiety · 22.6 anger · 5.6 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-09-30). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Somalia (14)

Countries where Maritime Piracy coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -10.4%, reader interest -7.6%.

Top recent articles

1. Rubio Kicks Iran Diplomats Out After They Overstayed Their Welcome — breitbart.com
2. Élections Québec 2026 | Entrevue d Éric Duhaime chez Jeff Fillion : piraterie en eau douce — ledevoir.com
3. NIMASA to launch blue economy programme for young innovators — thenationonlineng.net
4. INS Trishul Joins Varuna Drills In France — deccanchronicle.com
5. Rusija Baltijos jūroje sulaikė Vakarų laivą – tai atsakas į tanklaivių užgrobimus — ve.lt
6. Emerging Technologies and Maritime Security — securitycouncilreport.org
7. Русия задържа европейски товарен кораб в Балтийско море като ответна мярка — novini.bg
8. Seegerichtshof in Hamburg : Entscheidungen über Konflikte auf See — ndr.de
9. Al Shabab atrapa a Somalia en una crisis perpetua — elpais.com
10. Eight Egyptian Sailors Freed After Five ‑ Month Somali Pirate Captivity — kenya-today.com
11. O pato Donald e a pata que o pôs — observador.pt
12. Puntland oo markabka M . T SIBU 1 geysey Magaalada Boosaaso . — horseedmedia.net
13. The rescue operation was botched . - Pakistan Today — pakistantoday.com.pk
14. Five Seafarers Killed as Crackdown on Somali Pirates Proceeds — maritime-executive.com
15. Tanker crew death toll revealed after Somali pirate overthrow — africaleader.com
16. Somali pirates kill five crew on board hijacked oil tanker , officials say — independent.co.uk
17. Tanker crew death toll revealed after Somali pirate overthrow — pakistantelegraph.com
18. Tanker crew death toll revealed after Somali pirate overthrow — irishsun.com
19. Piratas ejecutaron a cinco tripulantes de un petrolero antes de su rescate frente a las costas de Somalia — larazon.es
20. Tanker crew death toll revealed after Somali pirate overthrow — europesun.com
21. Tanker crew death toll revealed after Somali pirate overthrow — sierraleonetimes.com
22. Eight Egyptians held captive by pirates off Somalia freed after months - long ordeal — thenationalnews.com
23. FO expresses condolences over deaths of five crew members in Somalia rescue operation — tribune.com.pk
24. Somali pirates kill five crew members on hijacked tanker before rescue — timesofearth.com
25. Puntland retakes MT Hoarner 25 after five deaths off Somalia — Piracy Off The Coast Of Somalia — el-balad.com
26. Somali pirates killed tanker crew before rescue , Puntland official tells BBC — bbc.co.uk
27. Piratas ejecutaron a cinco tripulantes de un petrolero antes de su rescate frente a las costas de Somalia — diariosigloxxi.com
28. اليمن : تزايد سيطرة الحوثيين يهدد الأمن البحري الدولي بتشابك مع شبكات إجرامية — almontasaf.net
29. Making of a new chapter in Nigeria Army history — nigerianobservernews.com
30. Strange Horizons - Asian Pirate Musical By Rebecca Goh — strangehorizons.com
31. Trafic dublu , câștig zero . Cum ratează Africa de Sud miliardele care îi trec pe lângă coastă — hotnews.ro
32. La UE aborda su protocolo de respuesta a ataques híbridos como los atribuidos a Rusia — confirmado.com.ve
33. Kallas también avisa : Según los servicios de Inteligencia , Rusia está planeando más actos de sabotaje y ataques contra Europa — elmundo.es
34. Strada in salita per rafforzare lOperazione Aspides : spostati più a nord gli aerei italiani in Arabia Saudita ? – Analisi Difesa — analisidifesa.it
35. Maritime Bills : NMLA Gives National Assembly May 2027 Deadline – THISDAYLIVE — thisdaylive.com
36. Russland in der Arktis : Moskau könnte Spitzbergen erobern — t-online.de
37. Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints : no windfall for Southern Africa — polity.org.za
38. Del Círculo Polar Ártico al Índico : la fragata más veterana de las F - 80 inicia su sexto despliegue contra la piratería — infodefensa.com
39. España no va a enviar en ningún caso nuevos barcos a la misión europea Aspides en el mar Rojo — aquieuropa.com
40. Kallas insiste a los 27 en reforzar la misión en el mar Rojo : Si le damos una tarea , debemos darle medios — europapress.es

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Related fact-checks

• The video is recent and shows Indian navy capturing 35 Somali pirates
  FalseThe Quint · 2026-04-21
• Video shows crew defending ship from Somali pirates
  FalseAFP Fact Check · 2025-08-26
• A clip shows pirates being shot at.
  False. The clip shows US Navy operational testing in 2017.Full Fact · 2024-12-13
• This video shows the Indian Navy apprehending 35 Somali pirates during an operation.
  Mostly falseIndia Today

Via the Google Fact Check Tools API; ratings are the fact-checkers' own.

Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Maritime Piracy receiving right now?

As of September 30, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 1 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Maritime Piracy increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 10.4% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Maritime Piracy?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -8.14, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.