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Eight Egyptian sailors held hostage off Puntland have been freed
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced that eight Egyptian sailors held aboard the M/T Eureka tanker off Somalia’s Puntland region since May 2 have been freed. The Mogadishu Embassy was instructed to attend to the sailors’ health and facilitate their return to Egypt on the earliest available flight.
Eight Egyptian sailors held hostage off Somalia’s Puntland region since May 2 have been freed.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said the sailors’ release came after high-level contacts conducted by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with Somali and Yemeni officials.
Abdelatty instructed Egypt’s Embassy in Mogadishu to receive the sailors, monitor their health and provide the necessary assistance for them to return to their country on the earliest available flight.
The sailors had been held aboard the oil tanker M/T Eureka. During their detention, the Embassy in Mogadishu helped the sailors communicate with their families, allowing their relatives to stay informed about their condition.
Tanker was taken toward Somalia
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced in May that an oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Somalia and that eight Egyptian sailors were aboard.
Yemen’s Coast Guard announced that the tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwah province in southeastern Yemen and taken toward Somalia. At the time, officials said the vessel carried a total of 12 Egyptian and Indian sailors and 2,800 tons of fuel.
Piracy returns to the spotlight off Somalia
Piracy off the Somali coast intensified between 2008 and 2018 before declining for several years. Piracy incidents resurfaced from late 2023 as security tensions in the region increased.
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