A tanker has been boarded by six gunmen off the coast of Yemen.
The armed crew took control of the vessel and diverted it towards Somalia, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday.
The condition of the crew is currently unknown.
It comes after UKMTO earlier said it had received a report of an incident east of Yemen's Mukalla port city, where the tanker, reported being approached by an unauthorised vessel.
Sky News military analyst Sean Bell discussed the incident, saying: "It was only a couple of years ago that this was happening pretty regularly, and the way it was solved was largely getting private contractors onto the civilian ships...
"So the question is why it's happening," he added, saying the wider area is becoming more volatile.
(c) Sky News 2026: Tanker boarded by six gunmen off Yemen
At least 50 people dead after boat carrying farm workers capsizes in Nigeria
Bodies of Belgian hikers missing in Alps since 1992 found after Swiss glacier melts
Australian mother jailed for murdering relatives with Death Cap mushrooms must never be released, prosecutor tells court
Drought reveals 100-year-old boat in Serbia and ancient Roman bridge in Italy
Ecuador intelligence boss and US news executive among seven killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab
'Don't rape, sexually assault or make kissing noises', asylum seekers warned in guidance about living in UK
Second Ukrainian suspect arrested over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Nick Kyrgios banned from tennis after testing positive for cocaine
