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Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

The coastguard is working with international partners after armed assailants seized the M/T Eureka and crew fate remains unknown, officials said.

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Yemen’s coast guard said on ​Saturday that the ‌M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off ​the coast ​of Shabwa province by unidentified ⁠armed men who ​boarded the vessel, ​seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of ​Aden in the ​direction of Somali waters. The coast ‌guard ⁠added that the tanker’s location had been identified and efforts ​were ​under ⁠way to track it, take ​necessary measures to ​recover ⁠it and ensure the safety of its ⁠crew.

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The tanker M/T Eureka is heading towards Somalia.

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Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

Yemen’s coast guard said on ​Saturday that the ‌M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off ​the coast ​of Shabwa province by unidentified ⁠armed men who ​boarded the vessel, ​seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of ​Aden in the ​direction of Somali waters.

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Market Screener broke the news in Annecy, France on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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