INCIDENT OVER
Event: Suspicious Approach
Date and Time: 19 October 2021, 0745hrs UTC
Location: 13nm W of Mocha, Yemen
Position: 12°43’N, 043°16’E
Distance from Shore: 10nm from Yemen coast
Vessel Details
Type: TBC
L x B: TBC
Speed: TBC
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Damage to vessel: None
Damage to cargo: None
Security Present: Embarked Security Team
Weather: Moderate Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.2m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 6
Number of Craft: 1 small craft
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Ladders
Description: UKMTO have reported that a vessel was approached whilst sailing near Mocha, Yemen. Ladders were seen onboard the craft and it approached the vessel in an “aggressive manner”.
The embarked armed security team raised their weapons and the craft left the area. All safe.
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