Tag: UKMTO

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.

According to UKMTO, on 27th June, a merchant ship reported being struck by a projectile in the Red Sea near the Yemeni coastline.

According to UKMTO, on 16th June, Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for attacking two civilian vessels and an American destroyer in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, stating that these actions were in support of Palestinians in Gaza, Reuters highlights.