This was stated by the representative of the Ansar Allah movement, Yahya Sari.
“The naval forces carried out an operation in the Red Sea, attacking the British ship Hope Island with anti-ship missiles, which was hit directly,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
According to him, the Houthis also attacked commercial ships Grace F and Gina in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
Earlier, the UK Navy's Maritime Trade Coordination Center (UKMTO) reported a new attack by unknown persons on a ship off the coast of Yemen.