UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on the 20th that a tanker sailing west through the Gulf of Aden sent a distress signal after an unauthorized vessel approached about 136 nm east of Mukalla, Yemen. UKMTO said six armed personnel boarded and have taken control, altering the ship’s course toward Somalia. Authorities are investigating.

2026-08-20

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on the 20th that a tanker sailing west through the Gulf of Aden sent a distress signal after an unauthorized vessel approached about 136 nm east of Mukalla, Yemen. UKMTO said six armed personnel boarded and have taken control, altering the ship’s course toward Somalia. Authorities are investigating.