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Yemen's coast guard says armed men hijacked the tanker Eureka off Shabwa and steered it toward Somalia

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Yemen's Coast Guard said armed assailants seized the oil tanker M/T Eureka off Shabwa province and steered it toward the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast; the crew's fate was unknown, Al Jazeera reported. The EU naval force has said the Iran war gave piracy groups a window of opportunity as naval forces focus on Hormuz.

When
2 May 2026
Where
Shabwa Governorate, Yemen
What
naval incident, tanker
Attribution
Not attributed. Hijackers not identified.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Yemen Coast Guard statement; EU naval force · published 2026-05-02 00:00 UTC

History

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