Yemeni Navy intercepts a US commercial ship and orders it to change course

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Wednesday it had received a report of a merchant vessel being hailed over the radio by the Yemeni navy and ordering it to alter course.

UKMTO reported it had received a report of a merchant vessel being hailed over a VHF channel for approximately 30 minutes as it passed about 50 nautical miles (93km) southwest of Aden, Yemen

Later ,The Embrey Maritime Security said that An American-owned cargo tanker changed its course 57 miles southwest of Aden, Yemen.

” A nearby ship reported an explosion near an American-owned cargo tanker ” , Embrey Added .