The pirates were involved in the attempted hijacking in April of the OS35, a Tuvalu-flagged cargo ship that was rescued by the Chinese navy after the crew sent a distress call.
The deputy director of Puntland maritime police forces (PMPF), Saeed Ahmed Saeed told Reuters that Chinese navy ship handed over three pirates to Puntland.
He added that the pirates handed to the Puntland authorities included a local pirate leader known as Aw Kombe.
Over the past weeks, Somali pirates have stepped up its attacks against commercial ships sailing in Somalia waters.
In recent, speaking to the local media some of the local fishermen threatened to take up guns another time and return piracy to battle what they called “the foreign trawlers.”
Related Posts
August 8, 2017 Caruurta yar yar ee kunool deegaanada bartamaha Soomaaliya oo ka cararaya askar qorista Al-Shabaab
May 6, 2019 Inta badan gobolada Soomaaliya oo laga soomay
March 22, 2017 Tirada dhimashada ka dhalatay qaraxii gaari ee ka dhacay Muqdisho oo gaartay 10 qof
July 13, 2016 Madaxweynaha dawlada Puntland oo la kulmay dhalinyarada gobolka Mudug
