Somali forces recover oil tanker carrying Pakistani crewmen over 5 months after hijacking by pirates

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KARACHI: Somali maritime police said on Tuesday that they had recovered the MT Honour 25 — an oil tanker hijacked by armed pirates off the coast of Puntland on April 21 — amid reports of casualties among the crew. The Honour 25 — a Palau-flagged oil tanker — had 19 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis. “The naval and ground units of the Puntland Maritime Police Force conducted a planned…

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