Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region say their forces raided a hijacked ship and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held for nearly 3 years. The Panama registered Iceberg 1, was docked near the coastal village of Gara’ad in the Mudung region. The ship was hijacked on March 29th 2010. The crew members included 8 Yeminis, 2 Pakistanis, 5 Indians, 4 Ghanaians, 2 Sudanese and a Philippine. Almost 120 sailors are still held by Somali pirates.
