Event Brief
Pirates kill 5 crew in hijacked tanker off Puntland
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM ET
Summary: Somalia’s Puntland Maritime Police Force says pirates killed five crew members aboard the hijacked fuel tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces retook the vessel. The tanker, seized in April, carried 18,500 barrels of oil; 16 suspected pirates were detained and others escaped.
WHO: Puntland Maritime Police Force
WHAT: Pirates killed five crew members of the hijacked fuel tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces retook the vessel.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Puntland, Somalia
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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