Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalia
Summary
Yemen’s Coast Guard said an oil tanker named M/T Eureka was hijacked near Yemen and is heading toward Somalia. The tanker was seized by armed attackers who took control and steered it into the Gulf of Aden, where piracy has been increasing recently.Key Facts
- The M/T Eureka oil tanker was hijacked off Yemen’s southeastern Shabwa province.
- Armed hijackers took control and directed the tanker toward the Somali coast.
- This is at least the fourth piracy attack near Somalia in recent weeks.
- Pirates are more active because naval forces are focused on conflicts related to the war on Iran.
- The Yemen Coast Guard is working with international partners to recover the ship and protect the crew.
- The crew’s current condition and safety are unknown.
- Somalia’s coast was the world’s piracy hotspot in the early 2000s but piracy had nearly stopped by 2014.
- Piracy incidents have increased again since 2023, partly because anti-piracy forces were redirected to other areas due to regional conflicts.
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