A tanker has been hijacked by six armed men in the Gulf of Aden today, 20 August, after issuing a distress call around 136 nautical miles east of Al Mukalla, Yemen. UK Maritime Trade Operations says the attackers boarded the vessel, seized control and began redirecting it towards Somalia. We don’t yet knowContinue reading “Two aircraft carriers, but not enough ships to answer a mayday – By Lt. Col. Stuart Crawford”