A service provider ship was broken in an assault south of Yemen and coalition forces are offering assist to it, Britain's maritime safety company UKMTO stated.
A US-owned Barbados-flagged ship with a Cypriot administration firm was hit by an entity posing because the “Yemen Navy” and ordered to vary course, British insurer Ambrey stated individually.
“Ambrey noticed an Indian Navy warship crusing in shut proximity to the final identified place of the vessel in query (…) Additional reviews point out that search and rescue operations are underway,” it stated, including that crew members boarded lifeboats boats.
The incident occurred about 57 nautical miles southwest of the southern Yemeni port of Aden, it stated.
Yemen: American ship True Confidence hitThe Houthis attacked the American ship True Confidence with missiles and broken the vessel. The crew was hit, 3 are reported lacking and 4 injured with severe burns. The crew deserted ship. pic.twitter.com/mi6nc1vE6S
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Based on a US protection official, smoke was seen coming from a Barbados-flagged dry cargo ship, the True Confidence, off the southern coast of Yemen close to Aden.
The official, who requested anonymity, informed Reuters {that a} lifeboat was additionally seen within the sea close to the ship, with out elaborating.
A delivery supply stated that three crew members of the ship in query are lacking and 4 others have suffered severe burns. There isn’t any Greek within the crew.
The supply, who declined to be named, added that the ship seems to have been deserted.
Houthi fighters in Yemen have launched drone and missile assaults towards ships within the Purple Sea, the Bab al-Madeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden since November.
They are saying they’re appearing in solidarity with the Palestinians over the battle Israel has launched towards the Gaza Strip after the lethal assault by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in southern Israel on October 7.
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