Houthi Attack on Cargo Ship off Yemen Coast Causes Casualties; UK Maritime Body Reports Separate Sea of Oman Incident

According to Ecoiran, citing IRNA, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (20 Mordad 1405) that it had received a report of an incident involving a cargo ship near Yemen's al-Makha coast in the southern Red Sea. Citing Al Jazeera, the report said the ship was struck by a projectile and sustained casualties, though an exact toll has not yet been released. The same day, UKMTO reported a separate incident in the Sea of Oman, south of Pakistan's Gwadar port, in which gunfire was exchanged between a tanker's crew and armed men. The incidents add to a recent surge in maritime insecurity in the region, including a missile strike on a vessel linked to Abu Dhabi's national oil company while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.