Pirates Seize Oil Tanker With 17 Crew Off Somalia
An oil tanker identified as the Honour 25 was hijacked off Somalia late Wednesday, with reports saying armed men seized the vessel about 30 nautical miles from the coast while it was carrying 17 crew members.
The ship was later taken to an anchorage off Xaafuun and was maneuvering within Somali territorial waters in Puntland, reports said.
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@clashreportPirates have seized an oil tanker carrying 17 crew members about 30 nautical miles off Somalia’s coast. The vessel, Honour 25, was taken by six gunmen late Wednesday and later joined by additional armed men. Source: BBC
@osinttechnicalSomali pirates hijacked an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean earlier this week. At least 11 pirates overran the Honour 25 late on Wednesday and took it to an anchorage just off the Somali coast at Xaafuun.
@menchosint⭕️ Somali militants seized an Oil Tanker and are now maneuvering within Somali territorial waters, Puntland region.
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@bbcworldPirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia