Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacked off Yemen’s coast, taken to Somalia

Egypt confirmed Monday that an oil tanker carrying eight Egyptian sailors was hijacked off Yemen’s coast and taken to Somalia, Anadolu Agency reports. Egypt is “closely monitoring the hijacking of the tanker M/T Eureka from Yemeni territorial waters, which was taken to Somali territorial waters,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said Foreign Badr Abdelatty has instructed the embassy in Mogadishu to follow up on the situation of the eight Egyptian sailors aboard the hijacked tanker and work for their swift release. Abdelatty also urged the embassy to communicate “at the highest level” with Somali authorities to ensure the safety and security of the sailors. READ: Egypt incurs $10B in Suez Canal losses over Gaza war, president […]