Missile fire strikes a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK military says

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The British military says missile fire struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. Trade Operations, which oversees Mideast waters, said Monday the attack happened some 110 miles southeast of Aden. It offered few details, other than to say the ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile.” It did not identify the ship or elaborate. The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yemen’s Houthi rebels did not immediately acknowledge any attack, though they have fired missiles previously in that area.