The Yemeni coast guard said today that the oil tanker EUREKA was hijacked off the coast of Sabua province by unidentified armed men who rescued the ship and drove it into the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali territorial waters.

The Yemeni coast guard said today that the oil tanker EUREKA was hijacked off the coast of Sabua province by unidentified armed men who rescued the ship and drove it into the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali territorial waters.

The coast guard added that the location of the oil tanker has been identified and efforts are being made to monitor it, take necessary measures to recover it and to ensure that its crew is safe.

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