Security forces from the northern Somali breakaway region of Puntland recaptured a ship held by pirates Thursday in a raid in which the vessel’s Pakistani captain died, officials said. Seven pirates were arrested following the raid to recover the MV QSM Dubai, a 15,220-tonne Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel captured on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 24 from Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ghana.
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about 16 years ago
Pirate-held cargo ship rescued
Security forces from the northern Somali breakaway region of Puntland recaptured a ship held by pirates Thursday in a raid in which the vessel’s Pakistani captain died, officials said. Seven pirates were arrested following the raid to recover the MV QSM Dubai, a 15,220-tonne Panamanian-flagged cargo
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