The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday that it is investigating the report of an incident 54 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Aden.
"Vessels in the vicinity have reported a loud bang, and a large plume of smoke sighted," the maritime watchdog disclosed in the notice, urging ships to transit with caution, Ednews informs.
On March 3, the Houthi rebel group sank a Britain-owned vessel Rubymar.