Ship attacked by Yemeni Houthis regime sinks in the Red Sea

A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militias that presumably killed a sailor on board, authorities said early Wednesday.

The Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned and operated ship “Tutor” sank in the Red Sea, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said in a warning to sailors in the region.

“Military authorities report debris and oil sighted at the last reported location,” the UKMTO said. “The ship is believed to have sunk.”

The Tutor was attacked by a bomb-laden Houthi drone boat in the Red Sea about a week ago. John Kirby, a White House national security spokesman, said Monday that the attack killed “a crew member who was from the Philippines.”

The Houthis have carried out more than 50 attacks on ships, killing four sailors. They have hijacked one ship and sunk two since November, according to the US Maritime Administration. The Houthis have been the target of a US-led airstrike campaign since January.

In March, the Belize-flagged ship Rubymar, carrying a cargo of fertilizer, sank in the Red Sea after taking on water for days following a militia attack.

The Houthis continue to attack ships linked to Israel, the US or Britain, but many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

The US military said on Tuesday that it had destroyed eight Houthi drones in Yemen and one over the Gulf of Aden in the past 24 hours.

The US Central Command said on the social media site X that there were no injuries or damage to US, coalition or merchant ships in the incident.