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2026-07-17 22:44:12
[Chemical Tanker Hijacked by Pirates in Gulf of Aden] Aden—A Yemeni coast guard official said on the 17th that the Tanzanian-flagged chemical tanker "Asana" was hijacked by Somali pirates while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. The unnamed official told Xinhua News Agency that the "Asana" was sailing in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Mukala in eastern Yemen at the time. Earlier that day, the UK's Office for Maritime Trade Operations issued a statement on social media saying that it had received reports that a ship was "boarded by unauthorized persons" while transiting the Gulf of Aden eastward, about 65 nautical miles south of the Yemeni port city of Mukala. Authorities are investigating. Recently, the security situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has remained tense, with merchant ships experiencing a series of attacks and attempted boarding incidents. (Xinhua)
