A cargo vessel appears to have emerged unscathed from the latest Houthi attack off Yemen.
Security company Ambrey Analytics said the incident occurred on Thursday evening, 21 nautical miles (39 km) south of Mocha in the Red Sea.
The ship reported two explosions nearby. It said one “missile” hit the water and another exploded in the air, both within 0.5 nautical miles of the ship.
The vessel was withholding its AIS transmissions at the time, said Ambrey, which is investigating whether its affiliations align with the “Houthi target profile”.
Ambrey classed the incident as “war risk — suspicious approach”.
It urged ships at heightened risk of attack to withhold AIS transmissions, adding: “All vessels in the area are advised to minimise bridge manning and halt crew deck movements.”
On 9 July, UK Maritime Trade Operations said a master reported an explosion in proximity to his ship in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
The crew and vessel were said to be safe and heading to the next scheduled port.
Tanker reports blasts
Earlier that day, a Maltese-flagged oil tanker had received a warning of explosions on the water at the eastern mouth of the Gulf of Aden in the first potential Houthi attack against shipping in July.
The tanker was heading west when it received a warning from a coalition warship about an incident close by, according to maritime security company Diaplous.
The tanker, which was not identified, was 330 km east of the Yemeni coastal town of Nishtun.
If confirmed as a Houthi attack off the coast of Oman, it would be one of the easternmost attacks over the past eight months.
The vessel and crew were safe and the ship was heading to its next port of call.
The apparent attack followed a lull in activity against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
A cargo ship master reported on 30 June being followed for an hour by 12 smaller boats in the southern Red Sea.
The vessel was not named, but its captain said the swarm of smaller craft included fast vessels and smaller kayak-type boats, some of which appeared to be uncrewed.
