Somali pirates blamed for seizure of second tanker in three months near Yemen
- Speaking to the BBC, three Puntland security officials separately identified the craft hijacked on Friday as a tanker named MT Astana.
- They added that it was seized by seven gunmen who had set off from a remote area near the Puntland port town of Garacad before making their way to the Gulf of Aden.
- The MT Astana, sailing under a Tanzanian flag, was en route to the port of Bosaso in Puntland, when it was boarded 65 nautical miles off Yemen.
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- Speaking to the BBC, three Puntland security officials separately identified the craft hijacked on Friday as a tanker named MT Astana.
- They added that it was seized by seven gunmen who had set off from a remote area near the Puntland port town of Garacad before making their way to the Gulf of Aden.
- The MT Astana, sailing under a Tanzanian flag, was en route to the port of Bosaso in Puntland, when it was boarded 65 nautical miles off Yemen.
Sources: BBC News