Two explosions reported near vessel off Yemen’s coast
The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says it has received reports of two explosions near a ship 25 nautical miles south of al-Makha (Mocha), a Yemeni port city southwest of the capital Sanaa.
“The vessel and all crew are reported as safe,” it said on X. British maritime security company Ambrey shared similar information.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea in a show of solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Those incidents had been concentrated on the Bab al-Mandeb, a narrow strait between Yemen and northeast Africa.
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— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) October 28, 2024
Houthis say they targeted three vessels with drones and rockets
Yemen’s Houthi group says it carried out three operations targeting ships in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea.
In the Arabian Sea, it said it targeted ‘SC Montreal’ with two drones and ‘Maersk Kowloon’ with a missile.
The Houthis also said they targeted ‘Motaro’ in the Red Sea with a number of ballistic missiles.
