A cargo tanker owned by a Greek company and flying the flag of the Marshall Islands reported detecting a projectile near it northeast of Khor Anjar in Djibouti. The Ambry Maritime Security Agency said that it had received information indicating that the tanker was targeted by missiles in two separate incidents within twenty minutes.
Many ships have recently been subjected to attacks off the coast of Yemen in the southern Red Sea, which has led to many companies avoiding using the Red Sea corridor, and choosing longer and more expensive alternative routes around Africa.