Rocket fire reported off Yemen in Red Sea in a new suspected attack by Houthi rebels baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The attack comes as the Houthis continue a series of assaults at sea over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and as the US and its allies launch airstrikes trying to stop them.
A rocket exploded near a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen s coast, suspected to be an attack by Houthi rebels. The ship, believed to be a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, was targeted about 110 kilometers off the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida. The crew and vessel are safe and heading to the next port. Meanwhile, the US and its allies shot down five Houthi bomb-carrying drones in the Red Sea. The Houthis have not yet claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.
A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship travelling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be carried out by Yemen s Houthi rebels.