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Thursday, May 23, 2024
Ship sailing past Yemen reports missile attack, no injuries
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says it has received a report of an incident 98 nautical miles south of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah.
UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 073https://t.co/6mNrG6WD8m#MaritimeSecurity #marSec pic.twitter.com/xuCnKhY4DT
— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) May 23, 2024
Separately, British security firm Ambrey says it received a report that a merchant vessel was suspiciously approached 68 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah and had undergone what it described as “missile attack.”
“No injuries or damages were reported,” Ambrey says.