The UKMTO has released guidance notice 001/AUG/2017 regarding vessels transiting the Bab El Mandeb Straits and adjacent waters.
The notice draws attention to recent attacks on two vessels transiting Bab El Mandeb from the Gulf of Aden, where tankers were fired upon with small arms and rocket propelled grenades from multiple small skiffs. It reports that some of the skiffs involved where filled with explosives and during the attacks these explosives were detonated. On both these occasions the detonation was clear of the vessel being attacked; however it is assumed that the explosion was intended to be nearer to the vessel.
See attached file: UKMTO issues updated Bab El Mandeb Security Notice.pdf
英国海事贸易组织发布最新曼德海峡安全通知
英国海事贸易组织(UKMTO)发布了第001/AUG/2017号通知有关船舶途经曼德海峡及附近水域。
通知关注于近期从亚丁湾途经曼德海峡的两艘船舶袭击事件。油轮遭到来自多艘小艇上小型武器和火箭推进榴弹的火力攻击。据报道，有些小艇上装满炸药，且在袭击期间被引爆。两起事件中，爆炸都未伤及被袭击船舶，推测在靠近船舶位置爆炸是有意为之。
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