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Multiple attacks targeted a commercial vessel in the Red Sea on August 21 leaving it “not under command,” according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a detachment of the Royal Navy.
In an advisory notice, the British military office said that one of the attacks saw men on small boats opening fire with small arms some 90 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port city of al-Hodeida, which is held by the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah).
Three projectiles later struck the vessel, the office added. It wasn’t immediately clear if the projectiles were drones or missiles.
“The vessel reports being not under command,” the UKMTO said, likely meaning it lost all power. “No casualties reported.”
The Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen have not yet acknowledged the attack reported by the UKMTO, though it typically takes them a few days to issue a claim.
Since November, the Houthis have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the United States and the UK in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea in response to the Israeli war and siege on the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip.
In addition, the group launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel and shot down six American-made combat drones over Yemen and nearby waters.
The U.S. and the UK have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen since January in an attempt to deter the group. Israel also launched an attack against al-Hodeidah last month after a deadly Houthi drone strike on the city of Tel Aviv. However, the group remains undeterred.
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