Live Blog Update| War on Iran 20 August 2026 13:50 BST A tanker east of Yemen was boarded by six armed people who took control of the vessel and diverted it towards Somalia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday. UKMTO earlier said it had received a report of an incident 136 nautical miles east of Yemen's Mukalla, where the tanker, travelling west in the Gulf of Aden, reported being approached by an unauthorised vessel. UKMTO provided no further details and did not say whether the tanker or its crew were safe. Reporting by Reuters
Tanker off Yemen boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia, UKMTO says
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