FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A cargo vessel issued a distress alert after reportedly coming under attack by unknown armed assailants approximately 30 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident was reported at 0719 UTC on 5 July 2026. Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack, and no further details regarding the vessel’s condition, crew, or the identity of the attackers have been released. RelatedNews Pirates board bulk carrier in Gulf of Aden after loss of propulsion ITF and JNG extend Strait of Hormuz Warlike Operations Area designation var jnews_module_21377435_0_6a4b714909ee6 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21377435","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"280,203,374","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"",