ADEN, Yemen, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni Coast Guard said Saturday that an oil tanker was boarded and taken under control by unidentified armed individuals off the coast of Shabwa before being steered toward the Somali coast.

The pro-government Coast Guard troops confirmed in a brief statement that they had received a report earlier in the day regarding the hijacking of the tanker M/T EUREKA in waters off southern Yemen.