Pirates hijack two Indian-crewed tankers in Gulf of Aden and Puntland, 22 sailors safe
Two ships carrying 22 Indian crew were hijacked by armed pirates off Yemen (Gulf of Aden) and Somalia (Puntland) within days of each other; the Eritrea-flagged MT Sibu 1 carried 16 Indians, while the Cameroon-flagged M/V LUTUF had six Indians, and neither crew nor vessel injuries have been reported as pirates remain in control, underscoring rising maritime-security risks in the Red Sea/Indian Ocean region.
