UK maritime ​agency reports an incident off Yemen’s Aden port

A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Center on June 30, 2024, shows what they said is the 'Tufan Destroyer' unmanned boat during exercises in an undisclosed area at sea. (File/AFP)

A UK maritime ​agency said on Tuesday that it received a report ‌of an ‌incident ​70 ‌nautical ⁠miles southwest ​of Yemen’s ⁠port of Aden.
The United Kingdom Maritime ⁠Trade Operations (UKMTO) ‌added that ‌a ​vessel ‌was ‌approached and hailed by one white ‌skiff, with five persons onboard, and ⁠this ⁠was followed by an exchange of small arms fire.