A ship was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen

A new incident has occurred off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, where a cargo ship was reportedly hit by a missile, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Based on reports, The left side of the ship was reportedly hit by a missile from above.

As Ambry mentioned, it's about that American owned ship Raising the flag of the Marshall Islands. In fact, the collision caused a fire, but the boat remains seaworthy, while no crew members were injured.

It is noteworthy that in recent days, American and British forces have attacked areas controlled by the Houthis. The strikes involved They come in response to Houthi attacks on ships passing through the region. According to the pro-Iranian paramilitary group, the ships it targeted were linked to Israel.

The United States shot down a cruise missile launched from Yemen

It is noteworthy that the US Armed Forces announced this yesterday One of the pursuers shot down a cruise missile targeting their cruiser Which was launched from an area in Yemen controlled by the Houthis.

Yesterday, at approximately 16:45 (15:45 Greek time), “an anti-ship cruise missile was launched from (the area controlled by) the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels towards the US destroyer USS Labone.” An Arli-class destroyer was deployed. Burke. In the southern part of the Red Sea, “it was shot down by an American fighter plane off the coast of Hodeidah,” in western Yemen, The Joint Command of the US Armed Forces responsible for the Middle East region (CENTCOM, “Central Command”) announced in the early hours of the morning, via the X platform.

There were no casualties or damage, according to US Central Command.

The attack attempt in question was the first against an American destroyer. The Houthis have so far targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea that they believe are linked to Israel, and these attacks come as a sign of solidarity and support with the Palestinian people.

Houthi Navy insists ships not linked to Israel are 'safe'

The Houthi “Al-Masirah” channel quoted a source in the group's naval forces repeating this They will not target commercials not related to Israel.

The source said that “navigation is safe” in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, “except for Israeli ships or those heading to the occupied Palestinian ports.”

They added: “We will continue to intercept Israeli ships or those heading to occupied Palestinian ports until the end of the attack and siege on Gaza.”