Explanation:

Both statements are correct.

Gulf of Aden

• The Gulf of Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean is situated between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa.

• It is bounded to the south by Somalia and the Socotra Islands, north by Yemen, east by the Arabian Sea, and west by Djibouti.

• The gulf – roughly 900 kilometers long and 500 kilometers wide is an important waterway for transporting Persian Gulf oil.

• The Gulf connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea via the Strait of Bab el Mandeb. 

• It forms an essential oil transport route between Europe and the Far East.

Hence option 3rd is correct.