A Malta-flagged container ship was reportedly targeted with three missiles while en route from Djibouti to the Saudi city of Jeddah, British maritime security firm Ambrey has said.
According to Reuters, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it was informed by the Company Security Officer of an explosion in close proximity to a merchant vessel.
UKMTO added that the vessel and its crew were safe and authorities are investigating the incident.
Ambrey assessed that the vessel was targeted due to its listed operator’s ongoing trade with Israel, it said in an advisory note. Ambrey and UKMTO received a report of the incident 54 nautical miles northwest of Yemen’s Mokha.
