Tag: UKMTO

UKMTO and Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO) issued a notice on voluntary reporting guidance for the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported multiple VHF radio challenges to vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf, potentially linked to an Iranian military exercise.

The Voluntary Reporting Guidance in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea Region has been updated, revising  reporting procedures.

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.