Suspected Attack on a Container Ship, Indian Ocean
Issued: 12 months ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2024-04-26 22:00:00 CW Alert 026- (Apr 24) Indian Ocean Maritime incident MILITANTS UKMTO
The UKMTO have been informed by a Master of a vessel, that there has been a suspected Unmanned Aerial Vehicle attack on the vessel while underway 170nm Southeast of Socotra, Yemen. The vessel and crew have been reported as safe, the vessel is continuing its voyage to her next point of call. This incident occurred overnight on the 26th of April. UPDATE: Clearwater have received further information informing that the vessel involved was a Portuguese-flagged containership.
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