Armed individuals boarded a tanker off the coast of Yemen on August 21 and diverted the vessel toward Somalia, according to the UKMTO.
The hijacked ship reportedly had six Indian crew members on board and was carrying Turkish weapons, marking the second such attack in the Gulf of Aden this week.
Regional maritime security forces are coordinating a response to the resurgence of Somali piracy, which experts attribute to the ongoing instability in the region.