# Somali pirates leave tanker seized nearly five months ago, media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/79262

- TASS, 2026-09-29 20:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2194751

> Somali pirates left the Togo-flagged Eureka tanker and released all 12 crew members after holding them off Puntland for nearly five months, The Daily Somalia reported. None of the eight Egyptian and four Indian seafarers was hurt. The pirates damaged and set fire to the vessel and removed most of its petrochemicals before leaving.

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