The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says an unnamed vessel has been boarded by five or six “unauthorised armed persons” about 460 nautical miles east of Eyl in Somalia.
The crew are reported to be taking refuge in the ship’s secure space known as a citadel.
This would be the 25th attack on commercial shipping in the area since mid-November.
UKMTO is a body of the UK’s Ministry of Defence which coordinates between commercial shipping and the military.
The attack comes after the US, UK and 10 other states warned Houthi rebels in Yemen that they will face consequences if they continue to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
