Yemen and the Red Sea

UKMTO Warning 118-26: tanker approached by unauthorised vessel 136 NM east of Al Mukalla (GoA)

ATTACK
Location
Approx. 136 NM east of Al Mukalla, Yemen (UKMTO; vessel track unpublished)
Actors
Yemen (internationally recognized government)
Importance
Standard

UKMTO Warning 118-26 (Report Date 20 Aug 2026; source Military authorities) reports an incident 136 NM east of Al Mukalla, Yemen: a westbound tanker broadcast a VHF 16 distress call that it had been approached by an unauthorised vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Authorities investigating; vessels advised to transit with caution. Official UKMTO PDF confirmed. Distinct from LIVE UKMTO 119-26 (Yanbu projectile) and 136-26 (Aden skiff).

Why it matters

Numbered UKMTO GoA Suspicious Activity warning missing from live catalog after 119-26 catch-up — PDF-confirmed sequential gap fill.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: UKMTO Warning 118-26 — SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY (20 Aug 2026)

PROBABLE UKMTO primary PDF Warning 118-26. Vessel name and perpetrator unpublished. Report Time TBC on PDF.