Regional powerhouse South Africa last year deployed an anti-piracy frigate to the Mozambican waters in a bid to ward off threats from
Somali pirates."At the moment we see a trend downwards. We hope this trend continues but if it grows we want to be able to improve the quality of our reaction," Mozambican Defence Minister Filipe Nyusi told AFP.
Military representatives from Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania met in Maputo on Wednesday to work on details of an agreement signed in Dar es Salaam last February.
They aim to pool their resources to secure the coastlines of Mozambique, India and the Horn of Africa.
"We are using what each country has. Some ships from South Africa, some of our own and some from Tanzania. We are also involving the air force," said Nyusi.
Mozambican navy does not have a warship equipped to combat pirates in the deep ocean. South Africa's supply vessel, the SS Drakensberg currently patrols the Mozambican channel.