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British cargo ship attacked off Yemen; security team repels gunmen by boat

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

Primary source Internal intake · 2 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 10:07

TL;DR

Reuters reports that six armed men on a small craft approached a British cargo ship off the coast of Yemen. An exchange of fire broke out between the vessel's armed security team and the attackers, after which the small boat withdrew. No casualties or damage are reported.

01 · How it developed

6 developments

  1. Latest

    Security team exchanged fire and the small boat withdrew; no damage reported.

  2. UKMTO reports six armed individuals approached the vessel southwest of Balhaf.

  3. Vessel identified as British cargo ship; six gunmen involved in the attack.

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02 · Source and signal

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