Tag: UKMTO

UKMTO received on 11 May a report of an incident 80NM northwest of Jebel Ali, UAE, where a small craft collided with a vessel.

A vessel experienced a serious incident at sea on 23 April, approximately 508 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia, according to a report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

UKMTO said on 15 April that it received a report of an incident for a vessel east of Yemen's Aden in which shots were fired.

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has received corroborating reports from vessels experiencing GPS interference in the Strait of Hormuz.

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.