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UKMTO Notice - Live Firing Exercise, Pakistan Coastline
Issued: 2 days, 14 hours ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2025-04-23 23:35:00 CW Alert 024- (Apr 25) Indian Ocean Advisory Military UKMTO
It has been reported by the UKMTO that Naval ships will conduct live surface and subsurface firing between the 24th April 2025 at 03:00 UTC to the 25th April 2025 at 16:00 UTC in the following area: 24-05.00N 066-32.00E 24-05.00N 061-50.00E 23-10.00N 061-50.00E 23-10.00N 066-32.00E Ships and craft are to keep well clear of assigned danger area on above specified schedule. All vessels in the vicinity are advised to remain vigilant and requested to report any incidents to UKMTO. All vessels are requested to inform UKMTO if any interference is noted on Radios/Radars/GPS.
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Attempted Attack on a Passenger Boat, West Africa

It has been reported that pirates attempted to attack a vessel carrying passengers and goods on the Bonny River, South of Port Harcourt (exact time …

Issued: 10 months ago View with map
Attack on a bulk carrier, Gulf of Aden

The UKMTO have received a late report informing that a vessel was attacked whilst underway 53nm South of Aden, Yemen. The Master of the vessel …

Issued: 10 months ago View with map
Robbery on a Heavy Load Carrier, Indonesia

It has been reported that a robbery has occurred on a heavy load carrier at Kabil Anchorage, Batam. The crew reported sighting two vessels towards …

Issued: 10 months ago View with map
Attack on a container vessel, Arabian Sea

It has been reported to the UKMTO that a vessel has been attacked 246nm Southeast of Nishtun, Yemen (exact position not specified). The authorities are …

Issued: 10 months ago View with map
Distress call made by a tanker, Arabian Sea

It has been reported by the UKMTO that a distress call from a vessel has been received approximately 96nm Southeast of Nishtun, Yemen. The authorities …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Attack on a bulk carrier, Red Sea

It has been reported by the UKMTO that a vessel has been attacked 65nm West of Hodeidah, Yemen (exact position not specified). The authorities are …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Robbery on a Vessel, Bangladesh

It has been reported that a robbery has occurred onboard an anchored vessel at Chattogram outer anchorage, Bangladesh. The crew discovered two perpetrators fleeing the …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Three Unmanned Surface Vessels Destroyed, Red Sea

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have successfully destroyed three Unmanned Surface Vehicles in the Red Sea (exact …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Attack on a bulk carrier, Gulf of Aden

The Master of a vessel reported to the UKMTO that it was attacked whilst underway approximately 126nm East of Aden, Yemen. Clearwater have also received …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Robbery on a Container Ship, Angola

It has been reported that a robbery has occurred on a Singaporean-flagged container ship whist anchored at Luanda anchorage, Angola. During security rounds, duty crew …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Unmanned Surface Vessels and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles destroyed, Red Sea

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have destroyed four Unmanned Surface Vessels and two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Unmanned Surface Vessels destroyed, Red Sea

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have destroyed two Unmanned Surface Vessels in the Red Sea (exact time …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles destroyed, Gulf of Aden

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have destroyed eight Iranian-backed Houthi Unmanned aerial Vehicles in a Houthi controlled …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Unmanned Surface Vessels and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle destroyed, Red Sea

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have destroyed an Unmanned Surface vessel in a Houthi controlled area of …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
GNSS Interference Report

USER: Vessel Received GPS disruption from past 1 hour. NAVCEN: The GPS Operations Center reviewed the GPS Constellation and Control Segment, there are no known …

Issued: 10 months, 1 week ago View with map
Attack on a tanker, Bab El Mandeb

It has been reported by the UKMTO that a vessel has been attacked 40nm South of Mocha, Yemen. The authorities are investigating. UPDATE: The Master …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map
Attempted robbery on a tanker, Singapore Strait

It has been reported that an attempted robbery occurred on a chemical tanker whilst underway in the Singapore Strait. A dimly lit boat was spotted …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map
GNSS Interference Report

USER: All GPS receivers (3 GPS fitted on board) lost signal: received alarm on all Navigation Equipment: No GPS Fix. Disruption last exceptionally long (over …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map
Unmanned Surface Vessels and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle destroyed, Red Sea

Open-source reports state that in the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command forces have destroyed two Houthi Unmanned Surface Vessels in the Red Sea. It …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map
Suspicious activity involving a fishing vessel, Somalia

The IMB have been informed by MSCHOA that a Yemeni-flagged fishing dhow has requested a rescue approximately 200nm Southeast of Harardhere, Somalia. The crew have …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map
Robbery on a bulk carrier, Singapore Strait

It has been reported that a robbery occurred on a bulk carrier whilst underway in the Singapore Strait. The alarm was raised after the engine …

Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago View with map