Oil tanker incident
Cordelia Moon
1 October 2024
Red Sea, off Yemen
What happened
An explosive drone boat struck the tanker’s port side and damaged a ballast tank. The crew was safe and the vessel continued under its own power.
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- Vessel / facility
- Oil tanker
- Cargo
- In ballast (empty)
- Attack
- Explosive uncrewed surface vessel
- Latitude
- 15.4800°
- Longitude
- 41.9800°
Attribution
Attributed to Yemen’s Houthis
The incident and the actor assessment are separately sourced below.
Approximate marker: 64 NM northwest of Al Hudaydah.