Ship attacked off Yemen’s shores, British military says
Attack takes place off contested port city of Hodeida, currently controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, amid Yemen’s yearslong civil war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A ship in the Red Sea came under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a monitoring group run by the British military said.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations group said the attack happened off Hodeida, a contested port city amid that country’s yearslong civil war. It said an investigation was ongoing into the incident, without elaborating.
The US Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said it was aware of the attack, but declined to immediately comment further.
A Saudi-led coalition has been at war since March 2015 against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have long held the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as well as Hodeida. The Houthis, Yemen’s exiled government and the Saudi-led coalition did not immediately acknowledge the attack.
The incident marked the latest at-sea attack amid the war. In January, the Houthis seized the Emirati ship Rwabee. The Houthis described the vessel as carrying military weapons, while the Saudi-led coalition described it as carrying disassembled hospital equipment.
The ship’s Indian crew were released last month after the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition reached a truce during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. The fragile truce is still ongoing now.
A ship in the Red Sea came under attack on Thursday off the coast of #Yemen, a monitoring group run by the British military said.
Attack happened off Hodeidah, a contested port city amid that country’s yearslong war. It said an investigation was ongoing into the incident – AP. pic.twitter.com/vF1TACPEuZ
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