According to an unverified report from an Arabic-language the source, the cargo vessel FAIZE NOORE OLIYA was sunk near Al-Hudaydah, Yemen, by an unmanned surface vessel (USV). The report follows an earlier incident in the same area in which an Indian merchant vessel sank after being struck by an explosive boat, likely the same event. The new details include the vessel's name and the specific attack method. The report has not been independently confirmed.
A new unverified report circulating on Telegram identifies the merchant vessel that sank off the coast of Al-Hudaydah, Yemen, earlier today as the cargo ship FAIZE NOORE OLIYA, and states that it was struck by an unmanned surface vessel (USV).
At 17:43 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that an Indian merchant vessel had sunk approximately 13 nautical miles off Al-Hudaydah after being hit by an explosive boat, based on an Arabic-language source. The new report, which cites the same area and a similar attack profile, is likely referring to the same incident. It adds the vessel's name and specifies the attacker as a USV rather than a manned explosive boat. The report has not been independently confirmed.
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