There was a suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden that raised concerns about growing piracy

A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden.

Six suspected pirates have been detained in the Gulf of Aden. The attack is likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks emanating from Somalia. Yemen's Houthi rebels have also been attacking ships traveling through the crucial waterway, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting them.