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Tanker off Yemen ‘boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia’

United Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade ‌Operations says tanker was travelling in the Gulf of Aden

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#1257
First seen
21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
Last checked
21 Aug 2026, 04:49 UTC
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Current fingerprint
663eaa48f267...a53295
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 11:08 UTC
Source updated
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United Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade ‌Operations says tanker was travelling in the Gulf of Aden
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    Tanker off Yemen ‘boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia’

    United Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade ‌Operations says tanker was travelling in the Gulf of Aden

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    Version SHA-256
    663eaa48f267...a53295
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    094174c21515...d3c2bf
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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#707
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
591,050 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt