Ship attacked with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades in Red Sea off Yemen: UK maritime agency

A vessel came nether onslaught connected Sunday successful the Red Sea disconnected the seashore of Yemen by equipped men who fired guns and launched rocket-propelled grenades, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center. The UKMTO, which operates nether the British military, said the vessel’s equipped information squad returned fire. The bureau added that the “situation is ongoing” and that authorities are investigating the incident. No radical has claimed work for the onslaught truthful far. The Red Sea portion has seen erstwhile maritime threats, including attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and piracy by African groups. While the Houthis person launched attacks successful the country successful the past amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, a ceasefire has mostly held successful caller weeks.