Tag: UKMTO

UKMTO reported on 28 October three explosions south of Al Mukha, Yemen in close proximity of a merchant vessel.

A Liberia-flagged tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Red Sea on 10 October, causing minor damage but no casualties.  

Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for recent attacks on commercial vessels near Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah.

On October 1, 2024, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received two reports of attacks against commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea. 

On 5th September, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) revealed that a fraudulent group has been posing as them, asking commercial ships to disclose their locations in the Red Sea, an area where tensions have escalated following Houthi attacks.

According to UKMTO, on 26th August 2024, suspicious activity involving an unmanned vessel has been observed in the Gulf of Aden. 

A Greek-owned and flagged oil tanker is ablaze and adrift in the Red Sea following a series of attacks, according to British and Greek authorities.

According to UKMTO, on 21st August 2024, a new attack on a commercial ship has been reported in the Red Sea.

UKMTO reported a series of attacks, on July 20, 2024, on the cargo ship MV Pumba, 64 nautical miles northwest of Al Mukha, Yemen.

According to UKMTO, on 9th July, a new attack on a commercial ship has been reported in the Red Sea.