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London: A ship in the Red Sea was targeted in a suspected attack by rebel Yemen based Houthis. The attack comes as the Israeli Army on Tuesday morning began a “targeted and limited” incursion into Lebanon days after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. United Kingdom’s maritime security agency on Tuesday said that it received a report of an incident 64 nautical miles northwest of the port of Al Hudayah in Yemen.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that authorities are investigating the incident and in an advisory stated that vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.
The maritime agency said the captain of the ship reported four splashes sighted in close proximity to the vessel and that all crew are safe and the vessel is proceeding to next port of call.
Iran-backed and Yemen-based Houthi terrorists have attacked and hijacked ships in the region for months, affecting the global trade and maritime operations.
Earlier in August, the UKMTO had issued a second incident alert following a missile attack on a vessel off the coast of Yemen. The vessel was earlier targeted by attackers in two fast boats who fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the ship.
On September 27, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed they attacked the Israeli cities of Tel Aviva and Ashkelon as well as three US Navy warships with missiles and drones as per a report in the Al Jazeera.
