Incident involving a container vessel, Bab El Mandeb
Issued: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
14 Dec 2023 - 11:46 | CW Alert 015- (Dec 23) | Indian Ocean | Maritime incident | MILITANTS | UKMTO/CLOSED |
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The UKMTO have been made aware of an incident in the vicinity of the Bab El Mandeb. UPDATE 1: The UKMTO have received a report from a vessel of an explosion sighted 50 metres off the port quarter. UPDATE 2: The UKTMO have reported that the vessel has now cleared the area and that the crew are safe. Clearwater have also received further confirmed information that the vessel involved was a Hong Kong-flagged container vessel. |