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Puntland forces claim pirates killed five crew on hijacked tanker MT Honour 25

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Where
Dharin-Bar arearesolved to block9.912, 49.393
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-09-29 · last update 2026-10-01
Sourcing
43 reports43 reports across 39 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
pinpointednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

Summary

Puntland authorities say Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces retook the vessel off Somalia's coast. The deaths—three Pakistani nationals, one Indian, and one from Myanmar—are stated to be the first pirate killings in over a decade. Puntland's Maritime Police Force says it captured 16 suspected pirates and secured the ship. Four other crew members were injured. However, Puntland Deputy Information Minister Bile Qabowsade has denied these claims. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has not confirmed the incident. The injured crew members were taken to a nearby hospital for medical care, and pirates are believed to have supplied the crew with food during the hijacking that began in April.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

71 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

  • 2026-10-08member countour measurement42 → 43reports joined

70 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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43 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

Related events

2 related event(s) and 0 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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