US Fifth Fleet hoping other nations to join anti - piracy force . Combined Task Force 151 will focus solely on fighting piracy . Michael Howlett , divisional director of the International Maritime Bureau , said attacks have n't stopped , but they have not been as successful recently . Pirates seized nearly 200 vessels off coast of Somalia in 2008 . International Maritime Organization approved establishment of task force .
US Fifth Fleet hoping other nations to join anti - piracy force . Combined Task Force 151 will focus solely on fighting piracy . Pirates seized nearly 200 vessels off coast of Somalia in 2008 . International Maritime Organization approved establishment of task force .