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A Panama-flagged oil tanker reportedly attacked southwest of Mocha, Yemen

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British security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a Panama-flagged crude oil tanker had been attacked about 10 nautical miles southwest of Yemen’s Mokha island.

Ambrey said a radio message indicated that the ship had been hit by a missile and a fire had broken out on board. Details of the communication were not disclosed.

Yemen’s Houthi militia, which controls the most populous parts of Yemen and is allied with Iran, has been carrying out attacks on ships in the waters off the country for months in solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Nearby vessels were advised to exercise caution and report any suspicious activity, Ambrey added in an advisory.

Armed Houthi supporters ride in the back of a pickup truck during a parade in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to show support for Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in Sanaa, Yemen, January 29, 2024. (Source: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)

Earlier Houthi attacks on Saturday

Earlier on Saturday, Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) said a ship was hit by an unknown object in the Red Sea and was slightly damaged.

“The ship and crew are safe and proceeding to the next port of call,” UKMTO said in an advisory, adding that the incident occurred 76 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni city of Hodeidah.

Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping, forced companies to switch to longer and more expensive voyages in southern Africa and stoked fears that the war between Israel and Hamas could expand and destabilize the entire Middle East.

In response to the attacks on shipping, the United States and Britain carried out strikes against Houthi targets.



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