UKMTO report an incident involving a motor yacht, Red Sea
Issued: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 10 Dec 2022 - 05:28 | CW Alert 003- (Dec 22) | Indian Ocean | General alert | TBC | UKMTO |
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| An advisory from the UKMTO has been issued which relates to a motor yacht reporting a suspicious approach by two skiffs whilst in the northern section of the Bab el Mandeb. An investigation concluded that the vessel and crew are safe. UPDATE: The UKMTO have stated that the two skiffs approached to within 1nm and fired upon the vessel. The motor yacht's armed security team returned fire, resulting in the skiffs aborting their approach. | |||||