Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea claimed Wednesday that several ballistic missiles targeted the Saudi-flagged, Saudi-owned NCC Wafa off Yanbu in the Red Sea. [1] UKMTO had not confirmed that attack at ISW's 2 p.m. Eastern cutoff. [1]

The Aden explosion UKMTO did log sits 95 miles southeast of Aden, another basin, another report. [2][3] Conflating Wafa with that bang is how a claim becomes a second sinking on a feed. The group also claimed Daisy in the Gulf of Aden. [1] Two claims. One confirmed near-miss sound.

The Houthis have claimed Saudi-linked tankers since July 22 as they try to enforce a blockade on Saudi ports. [1] A claim without a UKMTO line is a press verb. Yanbu is not Aden. Wafa is not Daisy.

Wednesday's paper files the unconfirmed. Until the master, the flag state, or UKMTO names Wafa, the tanker is a slogan.

Maritime briefs noted UKMTO's Aden advisory in the same hour as the Wafa claim, which is how two incidents become one on a feed. [3] Yanbu is a Red Sea load port. Aden is the Gulf of Aden. Keep the basins apart.

Wednesday's completed record is an unconfirmed name.

Keep Wafa off the Aden bang.

-- YOSEF STERN, Jerusalem