Off the coast of Somalia, the captured Eureka tanker was released

Somali pirates liberated the tanker with oil products MT Eureka under the flag of Togo, which had been held since May 2. This is reported by The Daily Somalia, citing sources.

The tanker was held off the coast of the Karkar region of the self-proclaimed Puntland region. About 30 armed pirates left the ship. Before fleeing, they damaged the tanker and set fire to parts of it. All 12 crew members, citizens of Egypt and India, were handed over to the local community. None of the captured sailors were injured.

Pirates seized the tanker on May 2 near the Yemeni port of Qana. The ship was loaded with 20.4 thousand barrels of oil. Over the past few months, much of the fuel has been pumped out and sold.

The invaders liberated the vessel after a Puntland Maritime Police operation to free another tanker. Today, security forces recaptured the Honour 25 under the flag of Palau, inflicting pinpoint strikes on pirate groups. The tanker with 17 crew members has been held since April 21. Police say several pirates were injured in the collision.

On September 9, Puntland announced the start of “merciless” operations against pirates. On September 25, the military liberated the tanker Sibu 1. In the hands of pirates in the coastal waters of Somalia remains the ship Asana, captured on July 17.