MOSCOW, April 29 UK Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO) ) under the British Navy reported on the social network X that it had received information about the incident, which is classified as an attack, 54 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni port of Mokha (Mokka).
«UKMTO has received a report of an incident 54 nautical miles northwest of Moha, Yemen. Authorities are investigating,» said a message published on the UKMTO page.
The ruling Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement in northern Yemen, which controls most of Yemen's Red Sea coast, previously announced its support for Palestine and its intention to attack any ships associated with Israel, calling on other countries to recall their crews from them and not approach them at sea. At the same time, they stated that they do not interfere with freedom of navigation in the region and do not interfere with ships of other countries. Amid the attacks in the Red Sea, some companies have decided to suspend transportation through the Red Sea.