Vessel reports sound of nearby explosion off Yemeni coast, UKMTO says

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  • UKMTO聽said on Tuesday a vessel reported a splash and the sound of an explosion in its vicinity 120 nautical miles (222 km) east of Yemen's port city, Aden

DUBAI: A British maritime security agency said an explosion was heard Tuesday near a vessel off Yemen, where Houthi militants have been targeting shipping since the Gaza war began in 2023.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), run by the Britain鈥檚 Royal Navy, said it 鈥渞eceived a report of an incident 120 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen.鈥�
It reported 鈥渟plash and sound of explosion in the vicinity of vessel. Vessel and crew reported safe and proceeding to next port of call,鈥� it added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which UKMTO described as an 鈥渁ttack.鈥�
The Iran-backed Houthi militants, who have controlled large swathes of Yemen for more than a decade, have been attacking vessels they deem linked to Israel since soon after the Gaza war began with the Hamas attack of October 2023.
Earlier this month, the rebels said they had fired a missile at a tanker in the Red Sea, days after Israeli strikes killed their prime minister and nearly half of his cabinet.

 

 

 

 

Topics: Yemen