Pakistanis among crew as Puntland forces rescue hijacked tanker
Somalia’s Puntland security forces rescued the MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged petroleum products tanker seized by Somali pirates in April with at least 10 Pakistanis among the 17 crew members on board, Puntland state television reported on Tuesday. The broadcaster said pirates who had been holding the vessel had been detained and would be brought to court. Puntland officials did not respond to…
Somalia's Puntland security forces successfully rescued the MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged petroleum products tanker, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates in April. The tanker was carrying at least 10 Pakistani crew members among its 17-member crew, Puntland state television reported on Tuesday. The pirates holding the vessel had been detained and would face court proceedings.
Puntland officials declined to comment on the rescue. The incident comes after a similar Puntland counter-piracy operation last week, where they freed the US-sanctioned tanker Sibu 1, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates in August. Piracy off Somalia's coast has re-emerged in recent years, posing a threat to shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.
The previous wave of Somali piracy between 2008 and 2014 disrupted a major shipping route, causing significant economic losses and leading to hundreds of millions in ransom payments.
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