Topic
Lutuf
Every Vessel Hunter story on Lutuf: 3 stories, from 26 August 2026 to 1 September 2026. Newest: "IMO Says More Than 90 Seafarers Are Held as Piracy Returns to the Gulf of Aden". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
IMO Says More Than 90 Seafarers Are Held as Piracy Returns to the Gulf of Aden
At least 15 attacks have been recorded this year against five in the whole of 2025, with the hijacking of the tanker Seamull on 20 August the most recent.
Turkish and Somali Forces Retake the Hijacked Coaster Lutuf off Somalia
The Cameroon-flagged general cargo ship Lutuf has been recovered nearly two weeks after Somali pirates seized it while it was carrying supplies to a Turkish military base in Mogadishu.
Ransom Standoff Deepens Around Hijacked Somali-Held Coaster
A $2m ransom demand, unconfirmed reports of strikes on boats approaching the hijacked coaster Lutuf, and a regional warning against payment have complicated the standoff.
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