A ship caught fire on 18 October 2025, in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, after being struck by a projectile, according to the British military. Per reports, the crew was preparing to abandon the vessel as a search and rescue operation was launched.
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre reported that the incident occurred around 210 kilometres (130 miles) east of Aden.
The centre stated that the ship had been hit by an unknown projectile, resulting in a fire, and confirmed that authorities were investigating the matter.
Maritime security firm Ambrey identified the affected vessel as a Cameroon-flagged tanker travelling from Sohar, Oman, to Djibouti.
The firm reported that radio communications from the ship indicated that the crew was preparing to abandon it while rescue operations were in progress.
Information shared by Ambrey appeared to match the Falcon, a Cameroon-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker. The Falcon had
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