Overview

• Operator Spliethoff reported an unidentified explosive device caused substantial damage and a fire, injuring two crew as all 19 were evacuated by helicopter.
• The British Royal Navy’s UKMTO said the vessel was hit by an unknown projectile about 128 nautical miles off Aden and was on fire.
• Security firm Ambrey noted smoke near the scene, a reported splash observed by the master, and that the ship was not transmitting AIS at the time.
• France’s maritime center and Yemeni media pointed to a Houthi-launched ballistic projectile, though no group has claimed the attack.
• The Minervagracht had been targeted on Sept. 23 and is now reported by EU mission Aspides to be on fire and adrift after the latest strike.