Tanker sailing under false flag hijacked in Gulf of Aden and redirected towards Somalia Six armed individuals reportedly boarded a tanker in the Gulf of Aden, took control of the vessel and redirected her towards Somalia. #MarineTraffic data shows the 32,200-dwt oil products tanker updated her AIS destination to Port Sudan on 15 August and entered the Somalia High Risk Area at 17:18 UTC on 19 August. Her latest AIS position before the reported boarding showed her sailing west-southwest through the Gulf of Aden at around 9.3 knots, with a reported draught of 10.9 metres.

Tanker sailing under false flag hijacked in Gulf of Aden and redirected towards Somalia Six armed individuals reportedly boarded a tanker in the Gulf of Aden, took control of the vessel and redirected her towards Somalia. #MarineTraffic data shows the 32,200-dwt oil products tanker updated her AIS destination to Port Sudan on 15 August and entered the Somalia High Risk Area at 17:18 UTC on 19 August. Her latest AIS position before the reported boarding showed her sailing west-southwest through the Gulf of Aden at around 9.3 knots, with a reported draught of 10.9 metres.

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