China Paid $2M Ransom to Free Fishing Trawler Hijacked by Somali Security Guards in Puntland

Eyl Nugaal - A Chinese-owned trawler, LIAO DONG YU 578, and its 18 Chinese crew members were released on January 13, 2025, by Somali gunmen who had hijacked the vessel near the coast of Eyl in Somalia's Puntland state, Somalia's Kaab TV rep