Somali forces recover MT Honour 25 from pirates
Somali maritime police said on Tuesday that they had recovered an oil tanker, the MT Honour 25, which was hijacked by armed pirates off the coast of Puntland, Somalia on April 21, 2026. The Honour 25 — a Palau-flagged oil tanker — had 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis. “The naval and ground units of the Puntland Maritime Police Force conducted a planned operation in the Dharin-Bar…
Somali forces have recovered the oil tanker, MT Honour 25, from pirates who had hijacked it off the coast of Puntland, Somalia on April 21, 2026. The tanker, which was flagged under the Palau flag, had 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis. A statement from the Puntland Maritime Police Force revealed that the naval and ground units of the force conducted a planned operation in the Dharin-Bar area of Bandar Beyla district to recover the vessel.
The plight of the Pakistani crew members was shared by Ayesha Ameen, the wife of a fitter on the ship, who expressed her anguish over the situation. She confirmed that reports of casualties among the Pakistani crew members were circulating, but the family was still trying to confirm the identities of the deceased. The family is currently struggling to establish contact with the ship's captain, as their calls were not being answered.
Ayesha Ameen expressed her family's anxiety, stating that the bodies and injured crew members were still on the ship, with no clear plans for their removal.
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