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Somali maritime police recently recovered the oil tanker MT Honour 25, which was hijacked off Puntland, Somalia, in April 2026. The ship had a crew of 17, including ten Pakistanis; initial reports suggest five deaths and four injuries among the crew. Ameen Bin Shams, a fitter on board, is reported to be one of the injured. Contact with the ship’s captain remains unsuccessful, leaving families uncertain about their loved ones' conditions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard the MT Honour 25 before it was recovered by Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) off Somalia’s coast. The tanker had been hijacked on April 21. Among those killed were three Pakistanis, one Indian, and one Myanmar national; additionally, four others were injured, including three Pakistanis and one Indian. The vessel carried approximately 18,500 barrels of oil.
The PMPF conducted a rescue mission in the Dharin-Bar area near Bandar Beyla district where they captured sixteen suspected pirates but several escaped. Pakistani officials from its embassy in Djibouti were assisting the survivors and preparing to repatriate four injured crew members scheduled to arrive in Karachi on October 3, alongside the remains of the deceased.
Written for “Pirated Tanker Rescue Casualties Repa…” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
Somali maritime police said on Tuesday that they had recovered an oil tanker, the MT Honour 25, which was hijacked by armed pirates off the coast of Puntland, Somalia on April 21, 2026.
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The Honour 25 — a Palau-flagged oil tanker — had 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis.
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“The naval and ground units of the Puntland Maritime Police Force conducted a planned operation in the Dharin-Bar area of Bandar Beyla district,” the maritime police said in a statement.
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Dawn has contacted the Foreign Office for a comment.
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Meanwhile, Ayesha Ameen, the wife of a fitter on the ship, told Dawn between sobs that there were reports of casualties among Pakistanis on the ship.
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Ameen → tell → ship
She said that they were not able to confirm the names of the deceased yet, but her husband, Ameen Bin Shams, was reportedly among the injured.
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husband → say → injured
“We don’t know how bad the injuries are,” she said.
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she → know → ?
“We are trying to establish contact with the ship’s captain on the numbers that we have.
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But our calls are not being answered.
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calls → answer → ?
“As far as we know, the bodies are still on the ship, as are the injured.
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injured → know → ship
There is no one to tell us if they will be moved.
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they → be → us
We are going mad here,” she added.
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she → go → ?
Initial reports attributed to the crew suggest that there have been five deaths and four people have been injured.
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people → attribute → crew
This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves.
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situation → develop → ?
We will strive to ensure timeliness and accuracy by relying on credible sources, such as concerned, qualified authorities and our staff reporters.
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