What happened

UK Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker's company security officer reported that the vessel sighted multiple explosions in close proximity approximately 60 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen. UKMTO said the crew were safe, no environmental impact had been reported and authorities were investigating. The initial Warning 151-26 did not identify the tanker, flag, owner, cargo, cause of the explosions, weapon, originating direction or responsible actor. It also did not report that the tanker was struck or damaged. This record therefore documents a maritime attack threat under investigation rather than a confirmed tanker strike. The marker is an approximate geographic reference calculated from UKMTO's stated distance and direction, not a published incident coordinate.

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