Oil tanker incident
Chios Lion
15 July 2024
Red Sea, off Yemen
What happened
JMIC confirmed that an uncrewed surface vessel struck the tanker’s port side, causing minor damage. The crew was safe and the ship turned north to assess possible leakage.
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- Vessel / facility
- Crude-oil tanker
- Cargo
- Crude oil
- Attack
- Explosive uncrewed surface vessel
- Latitude
- 15.9200°
- Longitude
- 41.7200°
Attribution
Attributed to Yemen’s Houthis
The incident and the actor assessment are separately sourced below.
Approximate marker: 97 NM northwest of Al Hudaydah.