MV Blaamanen
usv strike · 2024-02-14 · Red Sea (bab el mandeb)
- Date
- 2024-02-14
- Region
- Red Sea
- Vessel
- MV Blaamanen
- IMO
- 9354171
- Flag
- NOR
- Vessel type
- tanker
- Incident type
- usv strike
- Outcome
- near miss
- Casualties
- none
Summary
The Norwegian-flag product tanker Blaamanen was targeted by a Houthi water-borne uncrewed surface vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The USV missed the vessel by a narrow margin — reportedly under 100 metres. No damage or crew casualties. The Norwegian Government issued a formal statement of concern; Norway does not typically route commercial tonnage through active conflict areas but the market conditions had reduced routing alternatives. The near-miss reinforced the risk assessment that USV attacks were harder to interdict than missile strikes.
Source
Reporting organisation: UKMTO
https://www.ukmto.org/indian-ocean/ukmto-advisories
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