Drone / missile attack
Port or tanker
Unmanned cargo vessel — multiple projectile strikes and constructive total loss
17 August 2026 · About 11:00 UTC · Reported 18 August
Bab al-Mandeb, southeast of Al Mukha, Yemen
Map
12.6548, 43.3033
What happened
MSCIO Alert 97/26 reported that an unmanned cargo vessel about 40 nautical miles southeast of Al Mukha, Yemen, was struck by multiple unknown projectiles. The vessel sustained damage resulting in a constructive total loss. Because it was unmanned, no crew casualties were exposed; MSCIO did not identify the vessel, cargo, reason it was unmanned, pollution status or responsible actor.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Port or tanker
- Current temperature
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- Latitude
- 12.6548°
- Longitude
- 43.3033°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.