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UK security agency reports explosions near ship off Yemen
Illustrative: Houthi supporters attend anti-Israel and anti-US protests in Sanaa, Yemen, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Explosions were reported near a ship east of the Yemeni port city of Aden, Britain’s maritime safety agency UKMTO says.
The agency, which did not identify the vessel, says the ship was able to continue its journey and “the crew are reported safe.”
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023 in attacks they say are in solidarity with Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
