According to some experts, some of the same boats used for pirate attacks are used to carry refugees and economic migrants from Somalia to Yemen, and many return carrying arms.

• 据一些专家认为，用于海盗袭击的船只与一些被用来由自索马里向也门运送难民和经济移民的船只是相同的，许多船只返回时携带了武器。