merchant vessel

31 Aug

Merchant vessel attacked by missiles off Yemen coast

Aden, Aug 31 (IANS) A merchant vessel has reported a missile attack approximately 130 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Friday. The vessel reported coming under missile fire approximately 130 nautical miles from Aden, said the UKMTO in a statement posted on social media platform X. The maritime agency further mentioned receiving an initial report of a missile incident in the area, followed by a more detailed update from the vessel's Company Security Officer (CSO), Xinhua news agency reported. According to the CSO, two missiles exploded near the ship. The nature…

24 Feb

Navy provides critical assistance to merchant vessel in Gulf of Aden

New Delhi, Feb 24, The Indian Navy has provided critical assistance to the Palau Flagged merchant vessel MV Islander after it caught fire in an alleged drone attack. The navy said that the incident took place on February 22. “Responding swiftly to the distress call, Indian Navy's destroyer, mission deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations, arrived in the vicinity of the vessel in the afternoon of February 22,” the navy said in a statement. It said that the Indian Naval EOD specialists embarked the vessel and sanitised it for any residual risk. “The vessel was cleared…