12 JUNE 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 66NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The Vessel was hit on the stern by a small craft. The description of small craft…
09 JUNE 2024 – ATTACK
The Master of a vessel informed UKMTO of an incident 70NM south west of Aden, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious…
08 JUNE 2024 – ATTACK
The Master of a vessel informed UKMTO of an incident 80NM south east of Aden, Yemen Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious…
01 JUNE 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 50NM southwest of Al Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia. The Master of a Merchant Vessel reported a significant explosion a short distance from the…
28 MAY 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 31NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to…
23 MAY 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of a Merchant Vessel (MV) being boarded in position 0116S 05107E by an unknown number of unauthorised persons from two small craft. 420NM southeast of…
23 MAY 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 98NM south of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Update 001: The Master of the Merchant Vessel reported a missile impacting the water in close…
10 MAY 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 195NM east of Aden, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.…
29 APRIL 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 54NM northwest of Al Mukha, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to…
25 APRIL 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 15NM southwest of Aden, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.…
24 APRIL 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 72NM east southeast off the port of Djibouti. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious…
SECURITY NOTIFICATION – 19 APR 2024
UKMTO are aware of media reports of an Israeli military strike against Iran. Vessels transiting the Arabian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean may observe increased UAS activity in the region.…
EU naval force warns paying ransoms could lead to more Somali hijackings (by Splash 247.com)
The EU Atalanta naval force which handles piracy operations in the Indian Ocean has warned that the decision last week by a Bangladeshi company to pay ransom to free its…
13 APR 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 50NM northeast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity…
Maritime power shapes the world order – and is undergoing a sea change (by Dryad Global)
Recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea have rekindled concerns about maritime security. Centuries of Western dominance at sea facilitated global power…
07 APR 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 59NM south west of Aden, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to…
WEEKLY REPORT
Weekly Report - 29 th March - 05 th April 24 Number of events reported : 0 OVERVIEW 0 event has been reported to MDAT-GOG this week. Hijack: 0 Attack:0…
3 APR 2024 – ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE
UKMTO has received a report of a vessel experiencing disruption to electronic navigation systems (GPS/AIS) between 2 nd April 2300UTC and 3 rd April 0100UTC, 95NM east of Ras Al…
1 APR 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 150NM north west of Al Hudaydah. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to…
23 MAR 2024 – ATTACK
UKMTO is aware of an incident 23NM west of Mukha, Yemen. A vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile. The resulting fire was successfully extinguished by the crew. Vessel and…