Yemeni forces free oil tanker, arrest 11 pirates
SAN'A, Yemen - Yemeni coast guard forces have freed a hijacked Yemeni oil tanker and arrested 11 Somali pirates, the first time the country has successfully retaken a seized vessel, officials said Monday.
Pirates attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, and NATO forces called to the rescue detained seven Somalis behind the assault and freed 20 Yemenese fisherman being held hostage on another hijacked boat.