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US Central Command (Centcom) intercepted three Houthi-launched uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, Centcom said on X. Another UAS was shot down the previous day by a coalition aircraft. No injuries or damage were reported by merchant, US, or coalition vessels, Centcom said.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a failed hijacking attempt on a vessel east of Yemen’s Aden, Reuters reported on Friday. The vessel was approached by a craft carrying five to six gunmen, which turned back after being fired upon by the vessel’s security. No damages or injuries were reported, and the vessel continued to its next port of call. Lax security in the region on the back of Houthi-led attacks have seen pirates emboldened, the newswire said citing maritime sources.
Yemen’s Houthis targeted the MSC Dego and the MSC Gina in the Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles and drones, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing statements by the Iranian-backed group’s military spokesperson Yahya Sarea. The group also targeted the MSC Vittoria further out in the Indian Ocean and as it approached the Gulf of Aden, the newswire cites Sarea as saying.
ON THE IRAN FRONT-Iran released a batch of seafarers aboard captured container vessel MSC Aries, IRNA reported, citing a Saturday statement by Iran’s Road and Urban Development Ministry. The freed sailors include five from India, one from Estonia, and one from the Philippines. A female crew member had been released earlier, while the 17 crew mates still aboard the Aries have access to their countries’ embassies and consulates in Iran. The MSC Aries is currently anchored at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, IRNA also said.
And Israel is still in the crosshairs: Iraq’s Islamic Resistance targeted Israel’s Asqalan oil port and Nevatim air base on Thursday, IRNA reported, citing statements by the group. The militia employed drones in its attack on Nevatim, and a cruise missile in its attack on Asqalan oil port.
