At approximately 8:30 p.m. (Sanaa time) on January 17, an attack UAS was launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and struck the M/V Genco Picardy in the Gulf of Aden.
The ship’s master reported that the vessel had been hit on the port side by an aerial drone (UAV). The strike caused a fire on board, which the crew successfully extinguished. The vessel and the crew are safe, according to UKMTO, and are proceeding to their next port of call.
The M/V Genco Picardy is a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated bulk carrier.
