Family pleads for return of Indian sailor killed on ship seized off Somalia

NEW DELHI: An Indian sailor was among five crew members killed aboard a fuel tanker retaken from pirates off the coast of Somalia, his family confirmed on Wednesday, pleading with authorities to help repatriate his remains. The Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 was seized by pirates off Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region on April 21 with 17 people aboard. It was transporting about 18,500 barrels of oil en route to the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The Puntland Maritime Police Force, which intercepted