In a troubling episode, pirates have seized two commercial vessels, leaving 22 Indian nationals on board. The first vessel, an oil tanker with 16 Indian crew, was hijacked off Yemen on August 20, while a cargo ship with six Indians encountered a similar fate near Somalia's Puntland coast. Thankfully, officials have confirmed the crew members are unharmed, despite these dangerous incidents unfolding in the area.

ALABWABA - Pirates, believed to be Somali, hijacked a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, off the eastern coast of Yemen, on Thursday and began steering

UK maritime security monitor says Seamull tanker diverted towards Somalia, as wave of piracy sweeps the Gulf of Aden.

Two vessels with 22 Indians hijacked off Yemen and Somalia; crew reported safe amid rising piracy concerns.