Vessel Approached, Persian Gulf
Issued: 16 hours ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2026-02-03 09:00:00 CW Alert 002- (Feb 26) Indian Ocean Suspicious activity Miltary UKMTO
The UKMTO have received a report from the Master of a vessel, stating that they had been hailed on VHF by a large number of small armed boats, requesting the vessel to stop (exact position not specified). The Master has ignored the request and the vessel has continued on its planned route. The authorities are investigating.
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