Puntland security forces rescued the tanker Honour 25 and its crew after the vessel had been held off Somalia for months. Reuters and regional authorities reported that five seafarers were killed before the rescue operation.
Reuters reported that authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region had freed the tanker Honour 25, which pirates seized on April 21 off the Somali coast. Security forces carried out the operation about 30 nautical miles from shore; reports said 17 crew members were rescued and several suspected pirates were captured. Other accounts described an exchange of fire during the assault.
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