6 Indians on board hijacked cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast

Crew of 10 includes six Indian nationals; vessel was carrying arms and security equipmentSix Indians were among the 10-member crew of a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week, news agency AP reported citing a Somali official on Thursday.The M/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3.5 nautical miles off Marraya in Puntland’s Eyl district and was later taken towards the Nugaal coast, the official said.The vessel, owned by Polar Movement Shipping, was carrying Turkish weapons bound for a military training facility in Mogadishu, along with communications and satellite equipment. Its crew comprised six Indian nationals, one Turkish national, one Georgian and two Serbian security guards.The official said eight pirates were believed to have sei