UKMTO flags attack off Yemen’s Hodeidah
The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it received reports of an attack some 77 nautical miles (143km) off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. It said authorities were still investigating the incident.
UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 110 ATTACK https://t.co/fX3hWupi7g#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/6N3wkERkHz
— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) August 21, 2024
UKMTO says ship off Hodeidah hit with projectiles
Earlier, we reported that the United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations said it received reports of an attack some 77 nautical miles (143km) off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
In an update, the organisation says the shipmaster reported being hit by three unidentified projectiles but there were no casualties. The vessel is “not under command”, the UKMTO said, using a nautical term meaning the ship was unable to manoeuvre.
Yemen’s Houthis have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since November in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
The rebels, who control much of Yemen’s heavily populated north and west, including the capital, Sanaa, have targeted more than 70 vessels with missiles and drones in a campaign that has killed four sailors. They have seized one vessel and sunk two.
Other missiles and drones have been either intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or splashed down before reaching their targets.
Ship comes under attack again near Yemen’s Hodeidah
Earlier, we reported that the United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations said it received reports of a ship being hit with three unidentified projectiles some 77 nautical miles (143km) off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
The organisation reports that the ship was hit a fourth time and that ship is currently adrift and unable to move. There is also a fire on board.
The company operating the ship reports that it is a Greek-flagged vessel under the name Sounion.
