A UK maritime ​agency said on Tuesday that it received a report ‌of an ‌incident ​70 ‌nautical ⁠miles southwest ​of Yemen’s ⁠port of Aden.

The United Kingdom Maritime ⁠Trade Operations (UKMTO) ‌added that ‌a ​vessel ‌was ‌approached and hailed by one white ‌skiff, with five persons onboard, and ⁠this ⁠was followed by an exchange of small arms fire.