A dozen soldiers were said to be involved in the seizure of the 15,200-dwt Dae San (built 1979) in the Puntland region on Tuesday night, government and naval sources told Reuters.

The ship was impounded and fined in November after ditching its cargo off the Puntland coast.

It was reported as held by the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF), 13 miles east of Bossaso.

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