Ship sailing off Yemen describes ‘loud bang,’ several explosions
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organization says the master of an unidentified ship in the Red Sea reported “a loud bang accompanied by a flash on the port bow of the vessel” and several explosions in the vicinity of the area.
The incident occurred about 55 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah.
The report says there were no injuries or damage and the boat is heading full speed to its next port of call.
The report comes moments after the US military said the Maersk Hangzhou container ship was hit by a missile, after which an American warship responding to the incident shot down two more missiles, in what appears to be the same incident.
