UPDATE 1 Attack / Yemen 01-190522

INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS IN AREA

 

Event: Attack

 

Date and Time: 19 May 2022, 0800UTC

Location: 31nm SW of Hodeidah, Yemen EEZ

Position: 14°19’N, 42°42’E

Distance from Shore: Approx 20nm

 

Vessel Details

Type: TBC

L x B: TBC

Speed: TBC

 

Event Details

Kidnapped: 0

Injured: 0

Killed: 0

Damage to vessel: None reported

Damage to cargo: None reported

Security Present: None reported

Weather: Light Breeze / 0mm precipitation

Wave Height: 0.4m

 

Threat Details

Number of Perpetrators: TBC

Number of Craft: TBC

Weapons Seen: TBC

Equipment Seen: TBC

 

Description: ARC has received a report of a vessel under attack offshore Yemen, south-west of Hodeidah port.

 

UPDATE 1: Attackers attempted to board three times. Vessel increased her speed and eventually increased distance between vessel and attackers. Vessel and crew all safe.