The US-Israel-Iran war · Yemen and the Red Sea

Skiff opens fire on an LNG tanker 140 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Mukalla, UKMTO says

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.

UKMTO said the master of an LNG tanker reported a small skiff with seven people aboard approaching about 140 nautical miles southeast of Al Mukalla, Yemen, and opening fire, Turkiye Today reported. No casualties or damage were reported in the summary and no party was named.

When: 17 October 2026
Where: Gulf of Aden, No single country
What: vessel attack, vessel
Attribution: Not attributed. UKMTO did not name the attackers.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Evidence Türkiye Today Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO advisory · published 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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