{
  "id": 15217000,
  "title": "Gunmen fire on tanker off Yemen's coast southeast of al-Mukalla",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/gunmen-fire-on-tanker-off-yemens-coast-southeast-of-al-mukalla",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:37:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gunmen-fire-tanker-yemens-coast-southeast-al-mukalla"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gunmen fire on tanker off Yemen's coast southeast of al-Mukalla A tanker has been fired at off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency. The captain of the LNG tanker said that a small skiff with seven people onboard approached the vessel when it was 140 nautical miles (259km) southeast of the Yemeni port city of al-Mukalla. The tanker responded by…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Armed men fire at LNG tanker off Yemen, UK maritime agency reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/armed-men-fire-at-lng-tanker-off-yemen-uk-maritime-agency-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:10:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}