Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel. Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state, according to authorities.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.
- Fact 2: In a statement on X on Saturday, the Somali Ministry of Defence said that “14 pirates” died in the operation to free the Cameroon-flagged MV Latuf.
- Fact 3: It was hijacked on August 17 in waters off the coast of the Nugal region of Puntland, a semi-autonomous federal state in northeastern Somalia.
- Fact 4: Piracy was rampant off the coast of Somalia in the 2000s, peaking in 2011, before being curbed by international naval deployments and new protection measures for commercial shipping.
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel. Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state, according to authorities.
In a statement on X on Saturday, the Somali Ministry of Defence said that “14 pirates” died in the operation to free the Cameroon-flagged MV Latuf. Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker near Yemen amid wave of hijackings Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy Four of their boats were also destroyed, it said. The Defence Ministry said that “sustained pressure from the forces ultimately compelled the remaining pirates to abandon the vessel”, allowing the forces to take control of the ship.
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