UK studies service provider vessel being approached by six craft close to Yemen

Six small craft approached a service provider vessel about 50 nautical miles from the Yemeni metropolis of Mocha on Saturday earlier than leaving the realm, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) group stated. “The vessel and crew had been reported protected,” UKMTO added in an advisory be aware on the incident. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants have stepped up assaults on business vessels within the Red Sea in protest towards Israel’s conflict in Gaza. Various delivery traces have suspended operations, as an alternative taking the longer journey round Africa.