British maritime authority: We received a report of an incident southeast of Al-Mukalla, Yemen
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday that it had received a report of an incident 140 nautical miles southeast of Al-Mukalla, Yemen.
It stated that the captain of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker reported that a small boat carrying 7 people approached the tanker and fired two shots at it.
The authority's statement added that the tanker's armed security team fired two warning shots at the boat, forcing it to change course.
