Basra Tribesmen Liberate Hijacked Oil Tanker in Gulf of Aden
About 40 tribesmen freed the tanker, secured the crew’s release and captured 7 alleged pirates after the vessel was seized for ransom, Sheikh Ali Al-Shaghanbi said.
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Members of the Al-Shaganba tribe from the Iraqi province of Basra released an oil tanker that had previously captured Somali pirates, which is being transmitted by Shafaq News with reference to Sheikh Ali Al-Shaganbi.
A story worthy of a good adventurer happened the other day off the coast of Africa: Somali pirates managed to steal in the Gulf of Aden an oil tanker, Sibu 1, from UAE to Europe, and immediately billed the shipowners for a huge ransom.
The operation to free the Iraqi oil tanker "Siba 1" off the Somali coast has become a story with conflicting accounts. While Puntland police announced they carried out the operation, reports indicate that some 40 members of the tanker's owner's clan participated in the rescue. This raises questions about how they reached the ship's location and the nature of their role in the operation.
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