US EditionSomalia: Puntland Responds to Federal Government's Piracy Accusation Over Seized Arms Ship
PUNTLAND, SOMALIA, JUL 24 – Puntland maritime forces seized the MV Sea World carrying military arms without authorization and are investigating amid disputes with Somalia's federal government over shipment legality.
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It is a new subject of discord between Mogadishu and the semi-autonomous state of Puntland. On 19 July, a Comorian-flagged ship, the Sea World, an 80-metre-long cargo ship, was intercepted by the Puntland Navy off Bareeda, in the Gulf of Aden. On board, a cargo of military equipment from Turkey, which, according to Mogadishu, was destined for the Turksom training centre, run by Ankara in the Somali capital. Mogadishu protested Wednesday, 23 July…
Somalia: Puntland Responds to Federal Government's Piracy Accusation Over Seized Arms Ship
Garowe -- Puntland's regional government has issued a strongly worded statement in response to accusations from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), which claimed that Puntland authorities had "pirated" and hijacked a weapons-laden vessel off the northeastern coast.
Somalia Accuses Puntland Of Illegally Detaining Weapon-Laden Cargo Ship
Image Credits: Jama Deperani/X Puntland has refused to release a cargo ship carrying Turkish military equipment, rejecting repeated demands from Somalia’s federal government and Turkey. The ship, Sea World, was intercepted off the coast of Bareeda on July 18, and is currently being held at a Puntland port. According to Puntland, the vessel was loitering suspiciously for two days near the coastline without sending a required distress call. Local …
Puntland Government Strongly Rejects Somali Federal Government’s Accusations of Piracy – Somali Dispatch
GAROWE (SD) – Last night, the Puntland administration issued a statement vehemently denying allegations made by the Federal Government of Somalia, which accused Puntland of being a “pirate stronghold” involved in hijacking a commercial vessel. In the statement, Puntland authorities confirmed that its Coast Guard forces had seized a vessel named MV SEA WORLD after it was found loitering off the coast of the Bari region’s Bareda district. The admi…
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