Yemen Says Oil Tanker Hijacked off Shabwa Coast, Heads Towards Somali Waters

May 2 (Reuters) – ⁠Yemen’s ⁠coast guard ⁠said on Saturday ​that the M/T EUREKA ‌oil tanker had ‌been ⁠hijacked ⁠off the coast of Shabwa province ​by unidentified armed men who boarded ​the vessel, seized control ⁠and ⁠steered it ⁠towards the ​Gulf of Aden in the ​direction ⁠of Somali waters.

The coast guard added that ⁠the tanker’s location had been identified ⁠and efforts were under way to track it, take necessary measures to recover it and ensure the ⁠safety of its crew.

(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Writing by Ahmed ​ElimamM Editing by ​William Maclean)

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