The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center has issued an advisory after receiving a report that a commercial tanker heard an explosion while transiting the southern Red Sea. UKMTO said the vessel and its crew are safe, and an investigation is underway. The advisory comes hours after the Houthis claimed they fired multiple missiles at a Saudi vessel they alleged was attempting to violate the group's self-declared blockade on Saudi shipping through the Bab al Mandeb Strait, forcing it to turn back. The claim from the Houthis has not been verified, and this notice from the UKMTO does not explicitly link the two events.

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center has issued an advisory after receiving a report that a commercial tanker heard an explosion while transiting the southern Red Sea. UKMTO said the vessel and its crew are safe, and an investigation is underway. The advisory comes hours after the Houthis claimed they fired multiple missiles at a Saudi vessel they alleged was attempting to violate the group's self-declared blockade on Saudi shipping through the Bab al Mandeb Strait, forcin