Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its crew is reportedly safe

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a tanker in the Red Sea but the ship’s crew was unharmed. It was the latest in the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center initially reported the ship had been “struck by a missile” off the port city of Hodeida but later said that further inspection of the vessel in daylight found no damage. It described the crew as being “safe” and said the ship was continuing on its way. The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the attack.