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Puntland Frees Sanctioned Oil Tanker Sibu 1 After Hijacking

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Puntland Maritime Police Force freed the U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 after a hijacking.
Six armed individuals seized Sibu 1 on August 20 while it was transiting the Gulf of Aden.
U.S. Treasury sanctioned Sibu 1 in December for allegedly supporting an Iranian shadow fleet.
Commander Mohamed Jama said the pirates were captured and placed in Puntland custody.
IMO recorded 15 piracy attacks in the Horn of Africa in 2026, the most since 2013.

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Puntland Maritime Police Force freed the U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 after a hijacking.
Six armed individuals seized Sibu 1 on August 20 while it was transiting the Gulf of Aden.
U.S. Treasury sanctioned Sibu 1 in December for allegedly supporting an Iranian shadow fleet.
Commander Mohamed Jama said the pirates were captured and placed in Puntland custody.
IMO recorded 15 piracy attacks in the Horn of Africa in 2026, the most since 2013.