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On June 7, 2024, the 'Pacific Honor', while sailing 355 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, was approached by a suspicious small boat. The master of the vessel stated that the small boat with six armed people on board, came close to one and a half miles to the vessel which had armed guards on board. However, the boat departed at that point, and the bulk carrier continued its voyage from Mina Saqr to Mombarsa with an ETA as of June 10.

On June 5, 2024, at 12.40 a.m. WIB the 'Avatar of Courage' became the victim of a robbery attempt in the waters of Batu Ampar, Batam, in pos. 01 09' 505" N 103 58" 580" E in Batu Ampar Waters, Batam. The Tanjung Uban Sea and Coast Guard Base Office, a boarding team of the KN 'Rantos P-210' together with the Navy Ship KAL 'Mapor' responded following reports of two unidentified people boarding the ship carrying a sharp machete. After receiving the report, the KN 'Rantos P-210' was mobilized and the Boarding Officer Team immediately moved towards the 'Avatar Courage'. The KN 'Rantos' carried out radio communication and received information from the Captain that all the doors of the ship had been locked wotj tje two people trying to open thm . At 02.00 a.m. WIB the rubber boat of the KN 'Rantos P-210' and KAL 'Mapor' arrived at the location and went alongside. The Boarding Team immediately searched the entire ship but did not find the two people. At 02.30 WIB the Boarding Team ensured that conditions on board the ship were safe and carried out security patrols until 03.10 a.m. when the 'Avatar Courage' was declared completely safe. At 03.38 a.m. both vessels departed again for Bintang Persada Harbor, Batam, completing the security operation successfully.

On June 7, 2024, the 'Elbella' (IMO: 9312640) and the 'AAL Genoa', en route from Gdynia to Jebel Ali, were reportedly attacked with drones and ballistic and naval missiles. A Houthi spokesman did not disclose when these attacks took place but did say the two ships were in the Red Sea at the time. The US CENTCOM said on June 7, that within the previous 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. The US forces also destroyed one drone launched into the Bab al-Mandab Strait. US Centcom forces destroyed four UASs (unmanned aircraft system or drones) and two ASBMs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in addition to destroying a Houthi patrol boat in the Red Sea. On June 6, CENTCOM said it had destroyed eight UASs and two uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea.

Yemen's Houthis claimed on June 5, 2024, to have launched missile and drone attacks on three ships transiting the Red and Arabian Seas, The group allegedly carried out two operations in the Red Sea, targeting the tanker 'Roza' (IMO:9197909), en route to Khor Fakkan, which moored on Fujairah Anchorage, and the bulk carrier'Vantage Dream' (IMO:9616606), en route from Mormugao to Suez, with a number of missiles and drones. The third operation targeted the 'Maersk Seletar', en route from Salalah with a number of drones in the eastern part of the Arabian Sea, according to a spokesman of the terrorists.

On June 7, 2024, the 'Elbella', en route from Jeddah to Port Said, and the 'AAL Genoa' (IMO: 9393553) were reportedly attacked with drones and ballistic and naval missiles. A Houthi spokesman did not disclose when these attacks took place but did say the two ships were in the Red Sea at the time. The US CENTCOM said on June 7, that within the previous 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. The US forces also destroyed one drone launched into the Bab al-Mandab Strait. US Centcom forces destroyed four UASs (unmanned aircraft system or drones) and two ASBMs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in addition to destroying a Houthi patrol boat in the Red Sea. On June 6, CENTCOM said it had destroyed eight UASs and two uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea.