Britain's maritime agency reports potential blast in Red Sea

UKMTO said the drone activity originated from Yemen and called on vessels in the vicinity to exercise caution, Reuters reported.

The incident is the latest in a series of attacks in Middle Eastern waters since war broke out between Israel and the Palestinians Resistance movement Hamas on Oct. 7.

An Israeli-linked cargo ship was seized last month by the Yemeni Ansarullah, which leads the Sana'a government and controls Yemen's Red Sea coast. The Yemeni government had previously fired ballistic missiles and armed drones at Israel, and vowed to target more Israeli vessels.

There was no immediate comment from the Yemeni Ansarullah movement on Sunday's incident, the Reuters report added.

Last week, a US Navy warship responded to a distress call from an Israeli-managed commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals.

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