CLAIM · ASSESSED ~ · CONFIDENCE 0.58
On 15 June, assailants in a small skiff opened fire on a merchant ship with an RPG launcher off Balhaf, Yemen.
Part of the monitored dynamic Red Sea Maritime Disruption · VUCA INDEX 58/100
EVIDENCE CHAIN · 1
INGESTED ARTICLETIER 2JUL 5
maritime-executive.com — Cargo Ship Reports Attack Near Hodeidah, Yemen
"On June 15, a vessel reported the approach of a small skiff. The assailants in the small boat opened fire on the merchant ship with an RPG launcher."
PROVENANCE
Extracted by pipeline v0.5 (claude-opus-4-8) from maritime-executive.com · approved by christopher@vucanews.com JUL 6.
Extracted JUL 6; approved JUL 6 at 0.58.
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