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Somali Pirates Hijack Fuel Tanker Carrying 18,500 Barrels

4/26/2026

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Suspected Somali pirates seized the fuel tanker Honour 25 about 30 nautical miles off Puntland.
The vessel was carrying 18,500 barrels of fuel when it was hijacked.
The tanker, owned by Pakistani interests and chartered by local businessmen, left Berbera on 20 February bound for Mogadishu.
British Maritime Trade Operations said the hijackers were steering the ship south within Somali waters, while Somali authorities and the European Naval Force have not commented.

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Suspected Somali pirates seized the fuel tanker Honour 25 about 30 nautical miles off Puntland.
The vessel was carrying 18,500 barrels of fuel when it was hijacked.
The tanker, owned by Pakistani interests and chartered by local businessmen, left Berbera on 20 February bound for Mogadishu.
British Maritime Trade Operations said the hijackers were steering the ship south within Somali waters, while Somali authorities and the European Naval Force have not commented.