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Somali pirates kill five crew on hijacked MT Honour 25 tanker off Somalia coast

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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 2026-09-30
Sourcing
33 reports33 reports across 31 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
pinpointednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

Summary

Five crew members were killed aboard the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25 after it was hijacked by Somali pirates on April 21, 2026. The deceased included three Pakistani nationals, one Indian, and one national of Myanmar. Four other crew members were injured, including three Pakistanis and one Indian. Puntland security forces conducted a rescue operation that recovered the vessel and arrested between 16 and 21 suspected pirates (reports differ on the exact number). The tanker was carrying approximately 17,000-18,500 barrels of oil destined for Mogadishu. These deaths mark the first piracy-related fatalities off Somalia in over a decade, occurring amid a resurgence of Somali piracy that experts have attributed partly to geopolitical factors including the effects of the U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

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  • 2026-09-30member countour measurement32 → 33reports joined

58 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans.

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

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