Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, making it the second vessel seizure in three months in the region. The UK maritime safety agency UKMTO said a “vessel was boarded by unauthorised personnel” as it sailed east and warned other ships to transit with caution. Somali security officials from Puntland said the attackers were Somali and identified the hijacked ship as MT Asana. The tanker was boarded about 65 nautical miles off Yemen, with security efforts continuing as authorities assess the crew’s situation.