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Reuters. (2026, September 30). Somali pirates kill 5 crew on hijacked tanker before rescue by security forces. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3369269/somali-pirates-kill-5-crew-hijacked-tanker-rescue-security-forces?utm_source=rss_feed
Reuters. “Somali pirates kill 5 crew on hijacked tanker before rescue by security forces.” South China Morning Post, 30 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3369269/somali-pirates-kill-5-crew-hijacked-tanker-rescue-security-forces?utm_source=rss_feed.
Reuters. “Somali pirates kill 5 crew on hijacked tanker before rescue by security forces.” South China Morning Post, September 30, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3369269/somali-pirates-kill-5-crew-hijacked-tanker-rescue-security-forces?utm_source=rss_feed.
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On September 30, 2026, Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard the MT Honour 25 before it was recovered by Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) off Somalia’s coast. The tanker had been hijacked on April 21. Among those killed were three Pakistanis, one Indian, and one Myanmar national; additionally, four others were injured, including three Pakistanis and one Indian. The vessel carried approximately 18,500 barrels of oil.
The PMPF conducted a rescue mission in the Dharin-Bar area near Bandar Beyla district where they captured sixteen suspected pirates but several escaped. Pakistani officials from its embassy in Djibouti were assisting the survivors and preparing to repatriate four injured crew members scheduled to arrive in Karachi on October 3, alongside the remains of the deceased.
