{"id":7849,"date":"2025-04-16T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=7849"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:02:17","slug":"gunmen-in-small-boats-fire-at-vessel-off-yemen-investigation-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=7849","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen In Small Boats Fire At Vessel Off Yemen, Investigation Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gunmen In Small Boats Fire At Vessel Off Yemen, Investigation Underway
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A merchant vessel sailing about 100 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, was being followed by several small boats carrying armed individuals on April 15, according to a report by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).<\/p>\n

As per the vessel\u2019s Master, the suspicious boats trailed the ship for nearly two hours, during which gunfire was reported.<\/p>\n

In response, the vessel changed course and headed toward the Yemeni coastline, after which the armed boats left the area.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, all crew members are reported safe and unharmed. The vessel has resumed its voyage and is continuing toward its next scheduled port of call.<\/p>\n

The identity of the ship and those involved in the attack have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

UKMTO confirmed it is investigating the matter and advised other vessels in the region to exercise caution and report any unusual activity.<\/p>\n

This is the first such report in the area in several months.<\/p>\n

Since November 2023, Yemen\u2019s Houthi movement, backed by Iran, has launched over 100 attacks on international shipping.<\/p>\n

The group claims the attacks are in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.<\/p>\n

During this campaign, the Houthis have sunk two ships, seized another, and are accused of killing at least four seafarers.<\/p>\n

While there has been no immediate comment from the Houthis regarding this latest incident, the group had previously paused attacks following a ceasefire in Gaza in January.<\/p>\n

However, they resumed operations in March, alleging that Israel had not allowed aid to pass into Gaza.<\/p>\n

Reference: UKMTO<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gunmen In Small Boats Fire At Vessel Off Yemen, Investigation Underway Image for representation purposes only A merchant vessel sailing about 100 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, was being followed by several small boats carrying armed individuals on April 15, according to a report by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). As per […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-7849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}