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Small Boat Trades Gunfire with Cargo Ship off Yemen as Incidents Continue

An armed small boat with six individuals approached an unnamed cargo ship approximately 88 nautical miles from Balhaf, Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden in a likely attempted piracy incident. The vessel's armed security team traded small arms fire with the boat, which quickly disengaged. The incident follows Houthi threats to renew attacks on ships associated with Israel and comes amid persistent piracy reports across the region, with multiple suspicious approaches reported in June and May.