An exchange of fire occurred between a small vessel and a cargo ship off the coast of Yemen, according to Reuters. The incident was reported Monday evening via the N12 Telegram feed. No details on casualties, damage, or the identity of the vessel have been released.
Reuters reported Monday evening that an exchange of fire occurred between a small vessel and a cargo ship in waters off Yemen. The brief report, relayed via the N12 the source, did not specify which side initiated the contact, whether casualties or damage resulted, or the nationality of the vessels involved. This follows several recent incidents in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden corridor, including a UKMTO-reported attack on June 10 in which a small speedboat opened fire on and attempted to board a cargo ship south of Yemen, and a separate June 10 incident in which a small vessel attacked a cargo ship and its security team returned fire, causing the attacker to withdraw. Those earlier reports carried no casualties or damage. The current report is single-sourced via Reuters and remains preliminary; further details, including any escalation in tactics or location, have not yet emerged.
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