The latest incident involved a cargo vessel reportedly taken over at around 23:00 local time on 26 April, approximately 11.11 km northeast of Garacad, Puntland, before being redirected into Somali territorial waters with 15 crew onboard.
The Garacad seizure followed the hijacking of the oil/fuel tanker Honour 25 off Puntland, reportedly carrying 17 multinational crew members and 18,500 barrels of fuel while sailing toward Mogadishu.
The incident sequence also includes a 23 April armed approach southeast of Eyl, during which two boats approached a cargo vessel and shots were fired, and the 21 April hijacking of the Somali-flagged fishing vessel ALKHAYR 2 near Hafun.
For maritime insurers, owners, charterers and P&I stakeholders, the cluster raises exposure across hull risk, crew detention, ransom-related liabilities, deviation costs, delay claims, contractual disputes, and the adequacy of voyage-specific security measures.
