The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization and British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Wednesday they had received reports of an incident near Yemen’s Aden, Report informs, citing Jerusalem Post.
The UKMTO said in an advisory note that a ship had been attacked 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden.
The “vessel has been hit on the port side by an uncrewed aerial system,” UKMTO said, adding that there was a fire onboard, which had since been extinguished.
“Vessel and crew are safe and proceeding to next port of call,” UKMTO later added in an updated advisory.
Ambrey said that a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was hit by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 66 miles southeast of Aden as it was heading east along the Gulf of Aden.
“The vessel’s gangway incurred damage, and at the time of writing it was deemed not usable,” Ambrey added in its advisory note.
