Oil tanker. (Illustrative image)
Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast, headed toward Somalia: coast guard
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An oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Shabwah Governorate in what Yemeni authorities described as an armed assault by unidentified assailants, according to Reuters citing the Yemeni Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard said the tanker came under attack in waters off Shabwah, where armed individuals boarded the vessel, overpowered its crew, and took control of the ship.
Following the seizure, the hijackers steered the tanker toward the Gulf of Aden, heading in the direction of the Somalia coastline, according to the statement by the Yemeni Coast Guard.
No immediate details were released on the nationality of the tanker, the size of its crew, or whether any injuries were reported during the incident.
The hijacking underscores renewed maritime security concerns in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.
