Red Sea/Arabian Sea－Piracy and Maritime Crime (No.2) 10 January 2024 No.1252 Tweet Download PDF (304KB) We have received the updated information regarding the subject matter from the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.   RED SEA: On 2 January 2024 at 1850 UTC, approximately 33 NM east of Assab, Eritrea, the master of the Malta flagged container ship CMA CGM TAGE reported three explosions within 5 NM of the vessel, near position 12:57N – 043:11E. The Houthi military spokesman said in a televised speech that the group had targeted the container ship after it ignored warnings. He did not say when or where the incident took place. CENTCOM said in a statement late on 2 January 2024 that there were no reports of any damage caused by the two missiles fired by Houthis into the southern Red Sea. The crew are safe and no damage to the vessel has been reported.   SOMALIA: On 2 January 2024 in the morning hours, pirates hijacked a fishing dhow in the Gulf of Aden near Quandala.   RED SEA: On 31 December 2023 at 0247 UTC, four small boats approached the Singapore-flagged container ship MAERSK HANGZHOU and exchanged gunfire with the armed security team onboard, approximately 60 NM northwest of Hodeida, Yemen (exact location not specified). The attackers, heavily armed with crew-served weapons and small arms, approached to within 20 meters. Helicopters from the USS EISENHOWER and USS GRAVELY responded to the distress call from MAERSK HANGZHOU and in self-defense returned fire sinking three of the four attacking boats and killing the crews. The fourth boat fled the area. The vessel and crew were reported safe from the attack. There was no damage to U.S. personnel or equipment.   RED SEA: On 30 December 2023 at 2017 UTC, two possible unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fired on an underway vessel 48 NM southwest of Hodeida, Yemen, near position 14:21N – 042:15E. The UAVs were not detected by the vessel’s radar, were flying at low altitude, and were identified visually prior