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Pirates hijack vessel near Yemen
The oil tanker was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen by pirates who seized it and turned it toward Somalia. The Maritime Security Center confirmed that six armed men boarded the vessel. The tanker "Simoil" had been subjected to U.S. sanctions in December due to its links to Iran and its involvement in covert oil transfers. It is one of four ships owned by an Emirati company that has been active in transporting Iranian petroleum products. Pirate attacks off the Somali coast have recurred since 2011, after initially decreasing thanks to international intervention, but their activity has increased again this year, with pirates hijacking ships loaded with oil and fertilizers.
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