A ship has caught fire after being struck by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, a British maritime agency reported on Monday.
"Military authorities report that a vessel has been hit by an unknown projectile. The vessel is reported to be on fire," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
In a warning on the incident, the British Royal Navy-run agency said the attack had occurred 128 miles southwest of Aden in Yemen.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the busy shipping lanes of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Iran-backed group, which holds swathes of territory including the capital Sanaa, has said the attacks on commercial shipping are in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The private security firm Ambrey said, "a Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship reportedly came under attack," adding that there had been reports of "smoke in the vicinity of the vessel."
The Houthis have also launched frequent missile and drone attacks on Israel, which has retaliated with strikes in Yemen.
Israeli strikes on Sanaa killed at least nine people on Thursday, a day after the Yemeni militants launched a drone attack on southern Israel.
AFP
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