Eight Egyptian crew members aboard the M/T Eureka have finally been released after five months of captivity near Somalia’s Puntland region.
- The sailors were freed following high‑level diplomatic talks led by President Abdel Fattah Al‑Sisi and Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with Somali and Yemeni officials.
- Egypt’s embassy in Mogadishu coordinated their safe handover, medical check‑up and immediate return to Egypt on the next available flight.
- During their detention, Cairo kept constant contact with the vessel’s owners and regional authorities to ensure the crew’s basic needs were met.
- The release comes as piracy threats rise again off Somalia, highlighted by a recent attack that killed five crew members on another tanker.