Suspicious Approach, Red Sea
Issued: 3 months, 1 week ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
29 Jan 2024 - 15:35 | CW Alert 056- (Jan 24) | Indian Ocean | Suspicious activity | TBC | UKMTO/CLOSED |
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It has been reported that a merchant vessel has been approached approximately 44nm West of Al-Mukha, Yemen. Three small craft came to within 1nm of the vessel, with one grey craft reported to have had a front mounted weapon. The armed security team fired warning shots and the vessel carried out anti-boarding maneuvers, this caused the small crafts to leave the area. The vessel and crew are safe and are proceeding to the next port of call. Clearwater have received further confirmation that the vessel involved was a Panama-flagged crude oil tanker |