Aden coastguards search for hijacked chemical tanker

SANA'A, Sep. 01 (Saba) - The coastguard forces are carrying out
extensive operations to return a chemical tanker hijacked in the
Gulf of Aden, a security sources said on Monday.

The sources told the military-run 26sep.net that the Coastguard
Authority, Aden Gulf Sector, has received from the Caution Center a
letter read that a chemical tanker has been hijacked while being in
the international waters of Gulf of Aden.

The letter said that the tanker has been subjected to piracy acts by
unknown armed persons, according to the Information Center at the
Interior Ministry.

Aden Coastguards said that they sent their boats to know identity of
kidnapers and the destination the tanker taken to.