Aerial attack on an oil tanker, Red Sea
Issued: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2024-08-12 22:44:00 CW Alert 006- (Aug 24) Indian Ocean Aerial attack MILITANTS UKMTO/CLOSED
It has been reported by the UKMTO that a vessel has been attacked approximately 63nm Southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen (exact position not specified). The Master has reported that an explosion occurred a distance from the vessel. The vessel and crew are reported as safe, and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call. Clearwater have also received information that the vessel involved is a Liberian-flagged oil tanker and that further reports indicate that two explosions occurred approximately 550 metres off the port side of the tanker. No damage has been reported at this time. UPDATE 1: The UKMTO have received a further report from the Master stating that at 0140 UTC, a small craft was acting suspiciously by flashing lights towards the vessel, 74nm West-northwest of Hodeidah. At 0313 UTC, the Master reported a second explosion in close proximity to the tanker, 89nm West-northwest of Hodeidah. The vessel and crew are still reported as safe, and the tanker is continuing to its next port of call. UPDATE 2: The Master has reported to the UKMTO that at 0405 UTC, the tanker was attacked by an Unmanned Surface Vessel 99nm Northwest of Hodeidah, which was successfully disabled. The vessel and crew are reported safe, and the tanker is continuing to its next port of call. UPDATE 3: The JMIC have confirmed that the Unmanned Surface Vessel collided with the tanker but did not detonate. The armed security onboard were then able to disable it using small arms fire.
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