{"id":14691,"date":"2026-08-20T21:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14691"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:39:22","slug":"6-indians-on-board-hijacked-cargo-ship-carrying-turkish-weapons-off-somalias-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14691","title":{"rendered":"6 Indians on board hijacked cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia&#8217;s coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133387599,imgsize-72282,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/somalia.jpg\" alt=\"6 Indians on board hijacked cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast\" title=\"Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipment\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipment\">Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipment<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Six Indians were among the 10-member crew of a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia\u2019s Puntland coast earlier this week, news agency AP reported citing a Somali official on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The M\/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3.5 nautical miles off Marraya in Puntland\u2019s Eyl district and was later taken towards the Nugaal coast, the official said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The vessel, owned by Polar Movement Shipping, was carrying Turkish weapons bound for a military training facility in Mogadishu, along with communications and satellite equipment. Its crew comprised six Indian nationals, one Turkish national, one Georgian and two Serbian security guards.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The official said eight pirates were believed to have seized the vessel. They were allegedly linked to a group previously involved in the hijacking of the M\/V Sward on April 26.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Two Turkish-owned vessels later approached the hijacked ship, while Turkish helicopters and drones monitored the area, the official said. A small boat carrying two men also approached the vessel on Tuesday and delivered khat, a stimulant commonly chewed in Somalia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The official said an airstrike followed after the boat returned to shore, killing four men and injuring two others. The circumstances of the strike, including who carried it out and whether those killed were involved in the hijacking, could not be independently verified by the news agency.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/6-indians-on-board-hijacked-cargo-ship-carrying-turkish-weapons-off-somalias-coast\/articleshow\/133387586.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipment Six Indians were among the 10-member crew of a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia\u2019s Puntland coast earlier this week, news agency AP reported citing a Somali official on Thursday.The M\/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3.5 nautical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/somalia.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; 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