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British military says cargo ship reports being under attack off Yemen coast
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A cargo ship was attacked by unknown armed assailants off the coast of Hodeida, Yemen, in the Red Sea, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations center.
- The attackers approached in a skiff, fired on the bulk carrier, and retreated to a larger ship with its identification system turned off; the cargo ship and crew remained safe.
- The incident occurred in an area controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who have threatened to resume attacks on ships but have not recently done so.
- Previous Houthi attacks on vessels near the Bab al-Mandab Strait have caused shipping companies to reroute around Africa instead of using the Suez Canal.
- Somali pirates have also been active in the region, with a recent attack on July 1 south of Balhaf, Yemen, causing minor damage to another ship.
