UKMTO reports a skiff fired two shots at an LNG tanker in the Gulf of Aden

Single source · Gulf of Aden (approximate) · 2026-10-17 10:30 UTC

UKMTO, relaying the master of an LNG tanker, says a small skiff with seven people aboard approached the vessel about 140NM southeast of Al Mukalla, Yemen, at about 10:30 UTC on 17 October 2026 and fired two shots, and that the tanker's armed security team fired two warning shots that forced the craft to alter course. A roundup post by @ME_Observer_ reports possible gunfire directed at a gas tanker in the Gulf of Aden, with details unconfirmed.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources disagree on:

• @ME_Observer_ describes possible gunfire at a gas tanker in the Gulf of Aden without a precise location, time or account of who fired, and does not name its source; this is vaguer wording rather than a conflicting account of the incident.

Sources

• UKMTO Operations Centre (X), 2026-10-17 13:20 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-17 13:28 UTC

First reported 2026-10-17 13:20 UTC; last updated 2026-10-18 20:13 UTC.

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