Ship Adrift and Listing in Red Sea After Crew Evacuation
A commercial ship has been left adrift and listing in the Red Sea after its crew were evacuated, according to a British government agency monitoring maritime security in the region.
The ship was reported as adrift about 105 nautical miles north-west of Al Hudaydah at 8:54 AM UTC on Friday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a social media post.
“A military source reports that a merchant vessel is listing astern and is a hazard to shipping in the Bab-el-Mandeb,” the agency said.
“The crew have been evacuated by coalition forces to Djibouti.
The vessel is likely to be the 8,300 DWT multi-purpose product vessel Isa Star, which EUNAVFOR ASPIDES reported as having sent a distress call on Thursday after flooding in the engine room before its crew were evacuated to Djibouti.
It has not yet been reported whether the evacuation happened as a result of an attack on the vessel or machinery failure.
