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UKMTO: cargo ship approached by armed skiff off Yemen; security team exchanges fire

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

The UK Maritime Trade Operations center reports that a cargo ship was approached by a small vessel carrying six armed individuals southwest of Yemen's Balhaf. The ship's armed security team exchanged fire with the small boat, which then withdrew. No casualties or damage have been 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

Source and signal

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