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\nOil Tanker Hijacked Off Shabwa Coast, Heads Towards Somali Waters
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\nMay 2, 2026
\nMay 2 (Reuters)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Yemen\u2019s coast guard said on Saturday that the M\/T\u00a0EUREKA\u00a0oil 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.
\nThe coast guard added that the tanker\u2019s 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.
\n(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Writing by Ahmed ElimamM Editing by William Maclean)
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