successfully hijacked a merchant ship.

At the height of the hijacking crisis in 2010-11, Somali pirates were attacking dozens of ships each month and receiving multi-million-dollar ransoms to release hijacked vessels and their crews.

The piracy off the Horn of Africa had an economic impact of $7 billion, with more than 1,000 hostages taken.

The attacks dropped off following a coordinated international response that included naval forces from NATO, the European Union, the United States and other independent nations.

International maritime groups warned last year against the return of piracy off the coast of Somalia because of increased illegal fishing activity in Somali waters.Before the live show aired on CBS at 8PM, Skrillex took home a few awards -- as well as popsters Rihanna (Short Form Music Video for 'We Found Love' featuring Calvin Harris) and Taylor Swift (Best Song Written for Visual Media for ‘Safe & Sound’ from 'The Hunger Games').

Meanwhile, despite Adele being out of the limelight for much of 2012, the songstress snagged Best Pop Performance for her live rendition of 'Set Fire to the Rain,' and Gotye took home Record of the Year for his smash radio hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know' with Kimbra.