Oil tanker hijacked: Drama off the coast of Yemen
The tanker was loaded with 18,500 barrels of oil
TL;DR
- Somali pirates hijacked the oil tanker MT Jureka near the coast of Yemen.
- The tanker was carrying 18,500 barrels of oil and sailing towards Mogadishu.
- This is the second oil tanker hijacking in the region within 10 days.
- Pirate activity in Somalia has increased significantly since late 2023, coinciding with Houthi attacks in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.