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UKMTO Reports Suspicious Activity Off Yemen
Friday May 1, 2026
A dry bulk carrier has been approached by a skiff with armed men on board off the south coast of Yemen, according to a British government agency monitoring maritime security in the region.
The incident happened about 92 nautical miles south-west of Al Mukalla at 5:30 AM UTC on Friday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a social media post.
"The master of a bulk carrier has reported being approached by a skiff with a black hull carrying seven armed persons," the agency said.
Iran and Yemen's Houthi movement have repeatedly threatened to resume attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Baab al-Mandab since the start of the recent conflict in the Middle East, but no signs of this happening have yet emerged.
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