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Puntland’s maritime police force stormed and freed the hijacked, US-sanctioned tanker Sibu 1 off Somalia’s coast, ending a five-week hijacking with all 20 crew members unharmed.
Two vessels hijacked by Somali pirates have been freed in the past week, but four tankers remain in pirate hands as EU naval forces describe the current wave of attacks as the worst since 2013.
A pirate action group boarded the Greek-owned, Saint Vincent and Grenadines-flagged bulker Glamor in the Gulf of Aden before being unable to seize control of the vessel.
An analysis by Danish Shipping of International Maritime Bureau data shows piracy-related incidents off Somalia have reached their highest level in a decade, with 13 attacks recorded in the first seven months of 2026 alone.
Armed pirates boarded the cargo ship Lutuf off Somalia’s coast on August 17, the sixth hijacking since April — a resurgence not seen in years.
