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The British Maritime Trade Operations announced today, Tuesday, that it has received reports of two explosions near a commercial vessel 82 nautical miles south of the Yemeni city of Aden.
The organization stated in a statement that the captain of the targeted vessel confirmed its safety and the safety of the crew.
UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 070 Update 001
07 MAY 2024https://t.co/6mNrG6W5iO#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/g50r03vcyR— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) May 7, 2024
The organization added that authorities are investigating the matter and advised ships to “navigate with caution and report any suspicious activity.”
Since late last year, Sanaa government forces have begun targeting Israeli ships and those affiliated with them in the Red and Arabian Seas before extending their operations to part of the Indian Ocean.
Sanaa forces say their operations against Israel will continue until the latter stops the genocide in Gaza and lifts the siege.
In response, the US and Britain launched airstrikes on Yemen, prompting Sanaa government forces to announce that their operations would include targeting American and British commercial and military ships in response to what they called “the American-British aggression.”
On May 3rd, Sanaa government forces announced through their spokesman Yahya Saree in a statement the entry into what they called the “fourth stage of escalation,” stating that they would target Israeli ships or those affiliated with Israel in the eastern Mediterranean if the latter attempted to invade Rafah.
