Has the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Been Closed?

Has the Bab el-Mandeb Strait been closed? The UK Maritime Trade Operations organization has received a report of an incident 50 nautical miles south of Aden, Yemen. In this incident, a tanker reported that six small boats approached it from the starboard side and engaged with the tanker’s security team. The incident occurred in waters near the coast of Yemen, shortly after Saudi Arabia targeted an airport and tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen escalated; following this Saudi action, Yemen’s Ansar Allah said in a statement that it reserved the right to respond to Saudi Arabia’s move. 4 1