YEMEN — A company security officer reported that a tanker sighted multiple explosions close to the ship about 69 miles (111 km) south of Al Mukha, Yemen, on Sunday, October 4.
The report time on the warning is 4:50 PM UTC (7:50 PM local Aden time). The warning does not give the time of the explosions.
The officer reported the crew safe and no environmental impact. The warning says authorities are investigating, and it advises ships to pass with caution and to report suspicious activity.
Location
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the British center that takes hazard reports from ships and company security officers, placed the report 60 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, the Red Sea port also called Mocha.
Country: Yemen. The warning names Al Mukha and does not name a sea area.
Distance and bearing: 60 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, about 69 miles (111 km) on a south bearing. The warning gives no finer bearing.
Coordinates: the warning publishes none. No point is printed here, because a south line from the port is not a fix.
What the place is: a coastal port on Yemen’s Red Sea shore, used here only as the warning’s reference point. The reported position is at sea, not in the port.
