UK Maritime Trade Operations

Houthis fire at MSC and Borealis ships

Two of MSC vessels and a boxship owned by UK tonnage provider Borealis Maritime were hit by Houthi missiles in the Red Sea on 6 April, as the rebels restarted attacks after several days of inactivity.

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said on 7 April that “ballistic and winged” missiles were fired at the 1999-built, 4,056 TEU MSC Gina, 1991-built multi-purpose ship MSC Grace F and Borealis’ 2006-built, 3,534 TEU Hope Island.

MSC has not responded to Container News’ request for comment.

MSC Grace F...

https://container-news.com/houthis-fire-at-msc-and-borealis-ships/

Fire ignites on ship following missile attack in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that an unidentified vessel suffered an onboard fire after being hit by two missiles of unknown origin south-east of Yemen on Thursday, February 22. The vessel was in the Gulf of Aden some 70 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen when the attack...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/piracy/fire-ignites-on-ship-following-missile-attack-in-gulf-of-aden-off-yemen/

Indian Ocean’s piracy “high risk area” designation to be withdrawn

After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations, the shipping industry has removed the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA), the Internationa ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/piracy/indian-oceans-piracy-high-risk-area-designation-to-be-withdrawn/

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