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UKMTO Reports Attack on Vessel in Red Sea Proceeding 55 Miles Off Yemen's Al Hudaydah

© AFP 2023 / -Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza.
Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.06.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received information about an explosion at a significant distance from a vessel proceeding 48 nautical miles (55 miles) off the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah.
"UKMTO has received a report of an incident 48NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The Master witnessed an explosion a significant distance from the vessel. The vessel and all crew reported safe, and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call," the authority said on X.
It advised ships to pass through the area with caution and report any suspicious activity.
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