Missile Fired At Merchant Vessel Near Yemen, Another Boarded Near Somalia
Vessels are advised to transit the region with caution and report any suspicious activity.
YEMEN/SOMALIA - One missile was reported to have been fired at a merchant vessel near Yemen. Another merchant vessel was boarded near Somalia.
The vessel fired upon by a missile reported that it impacted the waters near its port side 98 nautical miles south of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, but said that all of its crew are safe and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call.
The vessel that was boarded was located at position: 0116S 05107E, and was boarded by an unknown number of "unauthorized" persons from two small boats 420 nautical miles southeast of Merca, Somalia.
Vessels are advised to transit the region with caution and report any suspicious activity.