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Monday, September 2, 2024
Merchant ship hit by projectiles off coast of Yemen, British maritime agency says
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says in an advisory note that a merchant vessel has been hit by two unknown projectiles 70 nautical miles northwest of Yemen’s Saleef.
The agency says damage control is underway and that a third explosion occurred in close proximity to the vessel, but that there are no casualties on board.