Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

A crude lipid tanker has been damaged successful a rocket onslaught disconnected the seashore of Yemen - the latest onslaught to beryllium carried retired by the Houthis.

The incidental happened astir 15 nautical miles south-west of the Yemeni metropolis of Mocha.

British maritime information bureau UKMTO reported that the Panama-flagged vessel was struck doubly and suffered damage.

No injuries oregon deaths person been reported and the incidental is being investigated.

According to the UKMTO, the archetypal rocket onslaught caused an detonation adjacent to the vessel and was felt by those aboard. The 2nd - thought to impact 2 missiles - made contact.

Global hazard absorption steadfast Ambrey said that 3 missiles had been sighted.

It added that ballistic missiles had reportedly been fired from Yemen's south-western Taiz governate.

The Houthis person claimed work for the attack. The group's subject spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said successful a televised code connected Saturday that a "British" vessel called the Andromeda Star had been targeted, resulting successful a "direct hit".

Ambrey reported that the tanker successful question was owned by the UK until November 2023.

Its existent proprietor is Seychelles-registered and was engaged successful Russia-linked commercialized - travelling from the Russia municipality of Primorsk to Vadinar, successful the Indian authorities of Gujarat, erstwhile the onslaught happened.

Ambrey advised vessel owners and operators to transportation retired a "thorough affiliation check" earlier transiting the country "as the Houthis whitethorn subordinate vessels with out-of-date affiliations".

Since November, the rebel group has been carrying retired attacks connected ships they accidental are linked to Israel successful the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, saying their actions are successful enactment of the Palestinians successful Gaza.

The US and the UK person carried retired a bid of attacks connected Houthi targets wrong Yemen successful response, starring the Houthis to retaliate against ships it believes are linked to those countries.

The rebels' attacks connected merchant vessels successful the Red Sea person prompted galore shipping companies to halt utilizing the waterway, done which astir 12% of planetary seaborne commercialized passes.