Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees missiles strike ship in Gulf of Aden, sparking blaze

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has seen missiles strike a ship in the Gulf of Aden and set it ablaze. The attack happened Thursday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen. That’s according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center. The private security firm Ambrey said a merchant vessel made a radio distress call saying it had been struck by a missile. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge Thursday’s attack, but it typically takes the rebels hours or even days to claim them. The attack follows the Houthis launching a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday. They’ve been attacking ships since November during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.