Key Takeaways
- Three Pakistani crew members from the MT Honour 25 have been rescued and flown to Addis Ababa.
- The crew will depart for Pakistan on the first available Ethiopian Airlines flight to Karachi on October 7.
- Pakistan thanked the Government of Somalia and EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta for their assistance.
Three Pakistani crew members from the hijacked MT Honour 25 have been successfully rescued and are en route to Addis Ababa. According to the Embassy of Pakistan in Djibouti, the crew members were accompanied by a team from the embassy and will be received in Addis Ababa before their departure for Pakistan.
The rescue operation follows the arrival in Karachi of four other injured Pakistani crew members and the remains of three colleagues who died in the incident, which occurred on Sunday.
Pakistan expressed gratitude to the Government of Somalia and the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation Atalanta, which was present in the vicinity of MT Honour 25, for their assistance and cooperation in securing the release of the crew.
The development comes as Pakistan remains committed to strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat maritime piracy and safeguard the security and freedom of international maritime routes.
The rescue of the remaining crew members marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to address the issue of maritime piracy in the region.
