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Israel Online · Sep 30, 2026

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Eight Egyptian Sailors Freed Five Months After Somali Kidnapping Eight Egyptian sailors were released today, around five months after they were kidnapped by Somali gunmen while aboard the oil tanker M/T Eureka. The vessel was seized on May 2 near the coast of Yemen and later taken into Somali waters near Puntland. The eight sailors have now been freed.

*Eight Egyptian Sailors Freed Five Months After Somali Kidnapping* Eight Egyptian sailors were released today, around five months after they were kidnapped by Somali gunmen while aboard the oil tanker M/T Eureka. The vessel was seized on May 2 near the coast of Yemen and later taken into Somali waters near Puntland. The eight sailors have now been freed.

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