Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker off Yemen’s Hadramawt coast

Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker off Yemen’s Hadramawt coast
Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker off Yemen’s Hadramawt coast - Armed Somali pirates in a vessel in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: File/ AFP)
Armed Somali pirates in a vessel in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: File/ AFP)

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The authority added that naval vessels, including a Yemeni Coast Guard ship, were moving toward the tanker while aerial surveillance flights were being conducted to monitor its position and support response efforts.

A tanker has been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off Yemen’s Hadramawt coast, with authorities tracking the vessel as it moves southeast toward Somalia.
According to the Yemeni Coast Guard, the oil tanker ASANA was seized more than 26 nautical miles off the coast of Hadramawt Governorate on Friday, with authorities launching monitoring and coordination efforts with international maritime partners following the incident.
The authority added that naval vessels, including a Yemeni Coast Guard ship, were moving toward the tanker while aerial surveillance flights were being conducted to monitor its position and support response efforts.

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“Monitoring and response operations are ongoing at the site of the incident, while naval vessels, including a Yemeni Coast Guard vessel, are moving towards the tanker,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.
While the Yemeni Coast Guard did not disclose the tanker’s flag, the BBC reported that the vessel was Tanzanian-flagged.
Citing officials from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, the broadcaster said seven armed men, allegedly from Garacad, intercepted the tanker while it was sailing toward the Puntland port of Bosaso.

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The incident adds to growing concerns over a resurgence of Somali piracy in the Gulf of Aden and wider Indian Ocean region, where attacks had declined sharply after years of international naval patrols and maritime security operations.
It follows a series of recent piracy-related attacks in the region. In May, pirates seized the tanker MT Eureka near Yemen’s Qana Port before the vessel was reportedly taken toward Somali waters, while other pirate boarding incidents were reported in the Indian Ocean in April.
The attacks have raised concerns among maritime authorities that criminal networks may be exploiting heightened security challenges in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.
The Gulf of Aden remains a critical route for global trade, connecting the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, but shipping operators have faced growing risks due to piracy, amid wider regional instability in the Middle East.

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