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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.
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 hijacked the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship M/V Lutuf off Somalia’s Puntland coast this week, taking its ten-member crew hostage in the latest sign of a sharp resurgence in Horn of Africa piracy.
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.
