A ship was targeted off Yemen and another survived a missile attack

A British ship called "MV Rubymar" was sunk earlier by the Houthis in the Red Sea (Yemeni press)

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said on Sunday that a missile landed near a ship in the Gulf of Aden, 59 nautical miles southwest of the port of Aden in Yemen. The British maritime security company Ambrey also announced that a ship southwest of Mukalla had been targeted.

The authority announced that the ship's captain reported that a missile had fallen into the water near the left side of the ship's stern, but there was no report of any damage to the ship or its crew.

The British Navy usually refers to such incidents as attacks launched by the Yemeni Houthi group in solidarity with Gaza against ships that the group says are Israeli, American or British.

For its part, the British maritime security company Ambrey said that it had received information that a ship was attacked on Sunday, about 102 nautical miles southwest of Mukalla in Yemen.

“We advised ships in the vicinity to be careful and report any suspicious movement,” the company said. It did not indicate who was responsible for the attack or provide further details.

Houthi missile intercepted

Yesterday, the European Union's Aspids naval mission in the southern Red Sea said it intercepted a missile launched by the Ansar Allah group (Houthis), which led to the protection of commercial ships.

The mission added in a press statement that the German frigate Hessen thwarted a missile attack launched from Houthi-controlled areas.

She confirmed that "the measure implemented by Hessen was effective and prevented damage to sailors and commercial ships."

The Aspids were launched last February to help protect the main trade route through the Red Sea from drone and missile attacks launched by the Houthis.

The Houthi attacks disrupted global shipping traffic, forcing companies to reroute to longer and more expensive journeys via the Cape of Good Hope route around South Africa.

Since the beginning of this year, the US-led Guardian of Prosperity coalition has launched raids that it says target Houthi sites in various regions of Yemen, in response to their attacks in the Red Sea, which has been met with a response from the group from time to time.

With the intervention of Washington and London and the tensions taking a noticeable escalation trend last January, Al-Houthi announced that it now considered all American and British ships among its military targets.

Source: Agencies