INCIDENT ONGOING
Event: Attack
Date and Time: 5 January 2021, 1401UTC
Location: 58nm NW of Hodeidah, Yemen EEZ
Position: Approx. 15°19’N, 042°06’E
Distance from Shore: Approx 30nm
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 182.5m x 32.2m
Speed: 12kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Damage to vessel: TBC
Damage to cargo: TBC
Security Present: TBC
Weather: Light Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.6m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: TBC
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: ARC has received a report that a vessel issued a distress signal whilst sailing through Bab-el-Mandeb. Based on AIS data and vessel profiles, this incident may be connected
to the seizing of a cargo ship by Houthi forces on 2 January 2022.
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