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Oil tanker hijacked off coast of Yemen and taken towards Somalia
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- Mohamed Gabobe Mogadishu, Somalia Getty Images Gulf of Aden (file photo)Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials that spoke with the BBC.
- The Yemeni coastguard earlier said the tanker MT Eureka had been hijacked and was headed towards Somalia.
- The pirates departed a remote coastal area near the seaside town of Qandala, which sits on the Gulf of Aden, according to three separate security officials from the semi-autonomous Puntland region who spoke with the BBC.
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Mohamed Gabobe Mogadishu, Somalia Getty Images Gulf of Aden (file photo)Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials that spoke with the BBC.
The Yemeni coastguard earlier said the tanker MT Eureka had been hijacked and was headed towards Somalia. Sources said it was overrun by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, near the port of Qana.
The pirates departed a remote coastal area near the seaside town of Qandala, which sits on the Gulf of Aden, according to three separate security officials from the semi-autonomous Puntland region who spoke with the BBC.
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