The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said a commercial vessel sustained significant structural damage and lost all propulsion after being struck by five rocket-propelled grenades at about 51 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Hodeidah port on 8 July. The ship’s master reported the attack at approximately 07:40 a.m. local time, according to the advisory. No information on casualties or the vessel’s name and flag was immediately available. UKMTO urged shipping transiting the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to exercise extreme caution and to report any suspicious activity. While the agency did not attribute responsibility, the waters off Hodeidah have seen a series of projectile and drone strikes in recent months that regional navies and security analysts have linked to Yemen’s Houthi movement. Response measures and potential assistance to the damaged vessel were still being coordinated at the time of the report.