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Somali pirates hijack fuel tanker, taking Indonesian captain and crew hostage

Somali pirates have resumed their attacks in the Horn of Africa, hijacking a fuel tanker and capturing its crew, including the Indonesian captain. The captain managed to send a warning message to his wife before the attack, and later contacted her via video call, assuring her of his and the crew's safety. This resurgence in piracy is occurring as naval forces have shifted their focus to the Strait of Hormuz. AI

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Somali pirates hijack fuel tanker, taking Indonesian captain and crew hostage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aisyah Llewellyn ·

    Indonesian captain among crew held as Somali pirates strike again in Horn of Africa

    A chilling voice note from her husband was all the warning Indonesian housewife Shanty Shanaya received of his impending kidnapping in some of the world’s most treacherous waters. “I’m about to be attacked,” her 33-year-old husband, Captain Ashari Samadikun, said in the April 21 …