Six armed men hijack tanker off Yemen as piracy resurges in Gulf of Aden
Six armed attackers boarded the Seamull tanker about 136 nautical miles east of Yemen, taking control and steering it toward Somalia, with UKMTO confirming the incident and warning ships to transit with caution as the crew’s status remained unclear. The attack signals a renewed wave of Somali piracy in the Gulf of Aden, complicating security as vessels funnel toward the Suez Canal. The tanker is tied to US sanctions over alleged Iranian oil shipments, and Yemen has announced a National Maritime Security Committee to protect Red Sea routes, Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden.
