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SvennoJ on 22 August 2024
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UKMTO reports multiple explosions near ship off Yemen’s Aden

The UK’s maritime agency (UKMTO) said that the master of a ship sailing off the coast of Yemen has reported five separate explosions in the waters near their vessel, about 57 nautical miles (106km) south of the city of Aden.

No damage or injuries were reported, the UKMTO added.

The agency added that a Greek-flagged tanker was currently adrift in the Red Sea after multiple attacks earlier on Wednesday triggered a fire on board and caused the ship to lose power.

There was no immediate comment from Yemen’s Houthis.

The rebel group has attacked more than 70 ships in the Red Sea since Israel’s war on Gaza began, killing at least four sailors and sinking two ships. They say their campaign will stop when Israel ends its war.


Blaze reported in Red Sea off Yemeni port

British maritime security firm Ambrey has reported a fire in the Red Sea, some 58 nautical miles (107km) off the Yemeni port town of as-Salif.

Ambrey said the blaze was probably connected to the destruction of an unmanned surface vessel in the waters, where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been waging attacks since November.

“Hostile manned and unmanned craft have been operating in the area,” Ambrey said.

The report comes after the UK’s maritime agency (UKMTO) said a Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea after attacks earlier on Wednesday caused a power blackout and a fire to break out on board.


Crew of attacked Red Sea vessel rescued: Report

The crew of a Greek-flagged ship, which had been drifting in the Red Sea after coming under attack on Wednesday, has been rescued after evacuating the vessel, reports Reuters news agency.

The crew of the ship – the Sounion – was made up of two Russians and 23 Filipinos, said Reuters. They were rescued by the EU’s Red Sea naval mission Aspides it added, quoting an official with the mission.

Yemen’s Houthis have been waging attacks on vessels they claim are linked to Israel passing through the Red Sea since November, acting in what they say is solidarity with Gaza. The campaign has killed at least four sailors and sunk two ships.

The rebel group has not commented on Wednesday’s attacks on the Sounion.


Vessel reports damage after explosion off Yemen’s coast

A ship says it has suffered damage after an explosion from an unmanned surface vessel went off near it off the coast of Yemen, reports the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). No crew were injured in the incident, which took place 57 nautical miles (106km) south of Yemen’s port city of Aden.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have regularly waged attacks against vessels passing through the Red Sea during the Gaza war, killing at least four sailors and sinking two ships.


‘Environmental risk’ after oil tanker attacked in Red Sea

Earlier, we reported that a ship’s crew had evacuated their vessel in the Red Sea after coming under attack.

The ship has now been identified as the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, whose crew have been rescued and are en route to Djibouti, according to the EU’s Red Sea naval mission Aspides.

However, the crude oil on the vessel now “represents a navigational and environmental hazard,” said Apsides in a post on X.

The vessel’s operator, Athens-based Delta Tankers, said it was working on a plan to move the ship, which Reuters reports is now anchored between Yemen and Eritrea, to a safer destination.

Sounion, which was first targeted on Wednesday by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, is the third vessel operated by Delta Tankers to be attacked in the Red Sea this month.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have waged dozens of attacks on ships in the area since November, acting in what they say is solidarity with Gaza. The Houthis have yet to comment on the attacks on Sounion.