YAMILAH-III

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Tanker attacked by skiff

The 'Yamilah III', en route from Fujairah to Yanbu, was attacked by Houthi militants approximately 109 nautical miles southeast of Yemen’s Nishtun in the Gulf of Aden on March 21, 2024. The master of the tanker reported sighting a small boat with four people on board, which was approaching the tanker. The small boat followed the tanker before beginning an approach. When it was at a close distance the armed security guards aboard the tanker fired warning shots. There was an exchange of small arms fire between the pirates and security guards. The pirate boat departed after the exchange of fire.

Small oil spill during bunker operation

While the' Yamilah III' got transferred bunker oil from the tanker 'Juno Marie' (IMO: 9301641), at anchorage one in Pointe aux Trembles in pos. 45 37 56.5 N, 073 29 04.0 W, an oil spill occurred on Nov 27, 2022, at 1.05 p.m. UTC. An emergency stop was activated after the release of approximately 300 litres. The 'Yamilah III' left Montreal again on Dec 3, headed to Gibraltar with an ETA as of Dec 14.