In brief
Five crew members aboard the MT Hoarner 25 were killed when pirates seized the tanker off the Somali coast. Puntland officials confirm the deaths and the subsequent boarding by security forces. The victims included three Pakistanis, one Indian and one Myanmar national, while four crew were injured. Authorities have detained sixteen suspects and are pursuing the six pirates who escaped.
Five crew members aboard the MT Hoarner 25 were killed when pirates seized the 18,500-barrel tanker off the Somali coast.
Puntland Deputy Information Minister Bile Qabowsade confirmed the deaths and said local security forces boarded the vessel after the attack.
The dead comprised three Pakistanis, an Indian and a Myanmar national, with four others injured.
Police are pursuing the six exposed pirates and have detained sixteen suspects.
