Dubai, May 2, 2026 (AFP) - Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen, diverted towards Somalia: Yemen coast guard

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2026-05-02

An oil tanker was hijacked on Saturday off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden and taken toward Somalia, the Yemeni coast guard said. According to the agency, the tanker EUREKA was seized off Shabwa province by unknown individuals who "boarded, took control of it, then steered it... in the direction of the Somali coast". bur/ht/vl/dc/smw ...

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