Overview
- The MT Eureka, which was boarded Saturday off Yemen’s Shabwah coast, is being steered toward Somali waters according to the coast guard.
- Authorities say they have located the tanker and deployed patrol boats from Aden and Shabwah to track it and protect the crew.
- Officials have not confirmed the crew’s size or nationalities, and the attackers’ identities and motives remain unclear.
- Ship-tracking platforms list Eureka as a Togo-flagged products tanker last reported in late March at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
- Regional maritime centers recently raised threat levels near Somalia after a long lull in piracy, heightening concern for this key oil and cargo corridor.