Six Indians Among Crew of Cargo Ship Hijacked off Somalia

Exam-focused facts from the 23 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

A Cameroon-flagged cargo ship M/V LUTUF was hijacked by pirates off Somalia's Puntland coast.
The ship was carrying Turkish weapons destined for a Turkish military training facility in Mogadishu.
The crew included six Indians, one Turkish national, one Georgian, and two Serbian security guards.
The vessel was owned by Polar Movement Shipping.
The hijacking occurred near Eyl district, and the pirates took the ship toward the Nugaal coast.
An airstrike after a small boat delivered khat killed four and wounded two, but details were unverified.