Port or tanker
Bulk carrier distress alert — UKMTO 079-26
5 July 2026 · Time not stated (GMT / UTC+0)
Red Sea, southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen
What happened
UKMTO/JMIC reported that a cargo vessel triggered a distress alert approximately 30 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, stating it was under attack by unknown armed assailants. The advisory did not identify the vessel, vessel class, cargo, attacker identity, casualties, damage, or subsequent disposition.
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- Evidence
- Reported / attributed
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Infrastructure
- Port or tanker
- Latitude
- 14.5000°
- Longitude
- 42.5500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
