Aug 20, 2026
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen with 20 crew amid resurgence in Gulf of Aden
Armed Somali pirates seized the Seamull tanker off Yemen's coast, kidnapping 20 sailors in the latest attack of a piracy resurgence that has seen six commercial vessels hijacked since April. The wave of attacks comes as U.S.-Iran conflict and regional chaos have diverted enforcement resources from anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
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