Yemen and the Red Sea
UKMTO Warning 136-26: skiff pursues tanker 75 NM east of Aden
- Location
- Approx. 75 NM east of Aden, Yemen (UKMTO; vessel track unpublished)
- Actors
- Yemen (internationally recognized government)
- Importance
- Standard
UKMTO Warning 136-26 (issued 17 September 2026, report time 1359 UTC) states a westbound tanker reported that a skiff pursued and attempted to intercept the vessel about 75 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen. Authorities are investigating; UKMTO advises caution. SAFETY4SEA summarized the same Aden skiff pursuit among four UKMTO incidents dated 16–18 September. Distinct from LIVE Hormuz Warning 137-26 (Khasab).
Why it matters
Numbered UKMTO warning for a Gulf of Aden skiff intercept attempt — catalog lacked 136-26 while 137 (Khasab) was already LIVE.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 136-26, UKMTO WARNING 136-26 — Suspicious Activity 75 NM east of Aden, Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll rises
UKMTO primary (X + PDF Warning 136-26). SAFETY4SEA corroborates the Aden skiff pursuit narrative. Vessel name unpublished; perpetrator unattributed.
- UKMTO WARNING 136-26UKMTO · Social post · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:04 UTC
- UKMTO WARNING 136-26 — Suspicious Activity 75 NM east of AdenUKMTO · Official statement · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:04 UTC
- Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll risesSAFETY4SEA · news report · supports · Retrieved 19 Sept 2026, 09:04 UTC
Classification
Military · Maritime interdiction · Boarding · Atomic
Tags: aden · gulf_of_aden · skiff · tanker · ukmto · warning_136
Participants
- Yemen (internationally recognized government) · Affected · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 136-26, UKMTO WARNING 136-26 — Suspicious Activity 75 NM east of Aden · Incident reported 75 NM east of Aden; UKMTO does not attribute the skiff. Yemen-gov provides theater coastal context only.
Location methodology
Approx. 75 NM east of Aden, Yemen (UKMTO; vessel track unpublished) · within 40 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 136-26, UKMTO WARNING 136-26 — Suspicious Activity 75 NM east of Aden, Fresh tanker strikes hit Strait of Hormuz as seafarer death toll rises
Claims
- UKMTO Warning 136-26 reported that a westbound tanker said a skiff pursued and attempted to intercept it about 75 NM east of Aden on 17 September 2026. · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: UKMTO WARNING 136-26, UKMTO WARNING 136-26 — Suspicious Activity 75 NM east of Aden
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 19 Sept 2026, 09:04 UTC · Current revision 19 Sept 2026, 09:04 UTC · Change: Initial