Ship attacked with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades in Red Sea off Yemen: UK maritime agency

A ship got here underneath assault on Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed males who fired weapons and launched rocket-propelled grenades, in line with the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) middle. The UKMTO, which operates underneath the British army, mentioned the vessel’s armed safety crew returned fireplace. The agency added that the “situation is ongoing” and that authorities are investigating the incident. No group has claimed accountability for the assault up to now. The Red Sea area has seen earlier maritime threats, together with assaults by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and piracy by African teams. While the Houthis have launched assaults in the world in the previous amid the Israel-Hamas battle, a ceasefire has largely held in latest weeks.