On 28 June 2010, the ASF addressed a letter to both Mr E Mitropoulos, Secretary General of IMO, and Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of UN voicing the grave concerns about the situation of piracy and ship hijacks is escalating and spreading beyond the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin into the vast Indian Ocean.

In the letter, the ASF strongly urged the members of UN and IMO to do all they can in their power to counter the state of lawlessness restoring safety of Maritime Navigation in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. A list of possible actions essential for formulating a lasting solution was outlined for the consideration of UN and IMO.