Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased

The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.

An oil tanker carrying 17 crew members was hijacked off the Somali coast, raising concerns about maritime security in the region.

Armed gunmen hijacked a Mogadishu-bound oil tanker and its 17-member crew, marking a volatile return of piracy to a region already destabilized by the US-Israel-Iran conflict.

Maritime authorities have raised the threat level to 'substantial' after a cargo ship was seized off the Somali coast, marking at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has upgraded the piracy threat level to 'substantial' following the hijacking of a second cargo vessel off the coast of Somalia.

Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the northeastern coast of Somalia, raising concerns about a resurgence of piracy in the region.