CAIRO: A cargo ship within the Pink Sea suffered minor harm after being hit by a projectile whereas crusing off the coast of Yemen’s Hodeidah, the UK Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) company and British maritime safety agency Ambrey stated on Tuesday (Feb 6).
The ship, positioned 57 nautical miles west of Hodeidah, stated a projectile was fired at its port facet and a small craft was seen on its port facet. The projectile handed over the deck and brought about slight harm to the bridge home windows, the UKMTO be aware stated.
UKMTO acquired the report simply after midnight GMT Tuesday.
Ambrey stated the Barbados-flagged, basic cargo ship owned by a British firm incurred bodily harm from an unmanned aerial automobile (UAV) whereas crusing south east by the Pink Sea. No accidents had been reported, the ship carried out evasive manoeuvres and continued its journey, Ambrey stated.