US EditionYemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters
- On Saturday, armed assailants hijacked the oil tanker M/T Eureka off Yemen's southeastern Shabwa province and steered it toward the Gulf of Aden toward Somali waters. Yemen's Coast Guard is attempting to recover the vessel and crew, whose fate remains unknown.
- The Iran war has created a "window of opportunity" for piracy, according to European Union Naval Force officials; distracted patrols redirected to counter other threats have emboldened criminal groups to exploit security lapses.
- This attack marks the fourth successful hijacking in two weeks, occurring after Eureka was overrun at 5:00 AM; security officials from the Puntland region warn that "increasing movements" of armed groups are spreading across the Somali coast.
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations has raised the piracy threat level along the Somali coast to "substantial" and warned vessels to "transit with caution" through the Gulf of Aden.
- Piracy once cost the global economy as much as $18bn annually, with more than 200 attacks recorded in 2011 alone. Current incidents suggest this historical vulnerability is resurfacing as naval priorities shift toward other regional threats.
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