On the twenty sixth (Japan time) within the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen within the Middle East, a tanker operated by a British firm was hijacked by somebody, and a Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship and patrol plane, together with the US navy, have been on the scene gathering info, and the encircling waters have been found. It was discovered {that a} ballistic missile was apparently launched. The missile is believed to have fallen greater than 18 kilometers from the destroyer, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force stated it didn’t pose any security considerations.

