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Four Indonesian Seamen Return Home After Somali Pirate Ordeal

Puntland maritime police rescued 17 crew members, and 16 pirates were detained after the tanker was seized in April, officials said.

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The men were among 17 crew rescued a week ago when maritime police from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia stormed the Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 tanker that was hijacked in April. Before the vessel could be recaptured, the pirates had already killed five crew members -- three Pakistanis, an Indian and a Myanmar national -- according to a Puntland police statement. The four Indonesians were received at Jakarta's Soekarno…

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After six months of waiting, four Indonesian citizens finally returned home. The Foreign Minister revealed the reason the release process from Somali pirate hostages was kept secret.

Four Indonesian citizens who were victims of Somali pirate hijacking were repatriated.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TANGERANG -- After more than five months of captivity, four crew members of the MT Honor 25 finally returned to Indonesia. They arrived at the VIP Terminal at Soekarno-Hatta Airport,...

Four Indonesian citizens who were victims of the hijacking of the MT Honor 25 ship by Somali pirates were repatriated to Indonesia via Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

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rtl.lu broke the news in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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