Yemen and the Red Sea

Khabar Agency reports drone strike destroyed a contraband vessel near Zuqar

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Near Zuqar Island, Red Sea (island reference; vessel position not reported)
Importance
Standard

Khabar Agency reports, citing maritime sources, that a drone strike destroyed a vessel carrying illicit weapons and contraband near Zuqar Island on 22 October. Its report says at least seven people were killed and several others remained missing. The vessel, attacker and missing people are not identified, and an Indian statement relayed in the same period said exact information about a yacht incident near Zuqar was not yet available.

  • Fatalities: Low 7 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Airstrike Destroys Vessel Carrying Contraband Near Zuqar Island in Red Sea

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Airstrike Destroys Vessel Carrying Contraband Near Zuqar Island in Red Sea, Khabar Agency post linking report of a vessel destroyed near Zuqar Island, Hexagone Intel relays an Indian statement on an incident near Zuqar Island

Khabar Agency attributes the account to maritime sources. A contemporaneous Indian statement relayed by Hexagone Intel said exact information about a yacht incident near Zuqar was not yet available; the vessel identity and reported casualty details remain unconfirmed.