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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
UK reports incident ‘currently underway’ in waters off UAE

Tug boats are moored next to the Israeli-managed tanker MT Mercer Street, off the Fujayrah port in the United Arab Emirates, on August 3, 2021. (Karim Sahib/AFP)
The UK Marine Trade Operations reports that a non-piracy incident is “currently underway” some 60 miles east of the UAE emirate of Fujairah, where an Israeli-linked ship struck last week in an attack blamed on Iran is anchored.
“Vessels are advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting this area,” an alert from the UKMTO says.
Warning 001/Aug/2021
Category: Incident – Non Piracy
Description: An Incident is currently underway in position 2459.5N 05728.6E (Approx.
61 NM East of Fujairah) Investigations ongoing.https://t.co/HAOeC8qZAJ#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/lah2vXIFWu— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) August 3, 2021
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