With respect to piracy off the coast of Somalia, MSC noted United Nations Security Council resolution 2184 on the situation in Somalia, adopted on 12 November 2014, which, among others, recognized the contribution of IMO and renewed its call upon States to deploy naval vessels to the area, and underlined the primary responsibility of Somali authorities in the fight against piracy and armed robbery off the country’s coast (United Nations, 2014a). MSC also welcomed
the fact that the European Union Naval Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization mandates had
been extended to the end of 2016, and reiterated the importance of continuing to implement diligently the IMO guidance and best management practices