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Attempted attack · Gulf of Aden

Attempted attack

IMB · 035-26 · Event · 21 Jun 2026 · time not supplied
INCIDENT RECORD
Research context & editorial review
Event
21 Jun 2026 · 10:12 UTC
Published
Not supplied by source
Added to portal
12 Oct 2026 · 22:59 UTC
Source check
17 Oct 2026 · 06:00 UTC
SOURCE ACCOUNT

IMB 035-26 records attempted attack involving a tanker in Gulf of Aden on 2026-06-21. The source describes armed perpetrators. The account describes a shipboard alarm.

Geographic context around the source-reported positionAPPROXIMATE AREASOURCE MAP / GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

Approximate source-map area: 14.7°, 50.4°. IMB public-map position; exact or estimated as supplied by IMB. Not independently geolocated. Static basemap; not a satellite image of the incident.

Original report · IMBBasemap imagery: NASA GIBS / Blue MarbleReuse terms
Background context & review questions

Topic context · no individual analytical review

CONDITIONAL MARITIME CONTEXT

Security implications

The attempted encounter is relevant to shipboard access control and early warning. The source’s outcome and any subsequent successful boarding would determine whether the local exposure assessment changes.

Questions for further review

  • A corrected classification or a separately identified subsequent encounter.
Publication history · 3 captured versions

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Related theatre reporting

Nearby reporting in the same theatre within seven days. These records are not confirmed updates to this incident or independent corroboration.

Evidence & references

  1. [1] IMBSource account
  2. [2] MARAD · 2026-013Context reference
Evidence scope & unresolved questions
  • IMB supplies an event date; a separate publication time and current vessel status are unavailable.

IMB public-map incident metadata · attributed account and conditional security context. Source record with conditional topic context; no individual analytical review.

Location basis: IMB public-map position; exact or estimated as supplied by IMB. Not independently geolocated.

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