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 vessel captured on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 24 from Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ghana.