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Cargo Ship Hijacked Off Somalia’s Coast - UKMTO

27/04/2026 03:14 PM

LONDON, April 27 (Bernama-TASS) -- A cargo ship has been hijacked six nautical miles northeast of the city of Garacad, Somalia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre said in a statement, TASS reported.

"The UKMTO has received a report of an incident six nautical miles northeast of Garacad, Somalia," the statement reads

According to the UKMTO, "unauthorised persons have taken control of a cargo vessel which has been redirected to within territorial waters."

-- BERNAMA-TASS


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