A new attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden probably was a Houthi drone, UK military says
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The British military says that a ship came has come under attack in the Gulf of Aden, likely from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
JERUSALEM -- A ship came under attack in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, likely from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said.
The attack happened some 70 miles (110 kilometers) southeast of Aden, where the drone smashed into the vessel, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, an arm of the British navy that oversees Mideast waterways.
The ship's captain “reported there was a fire onboard which has now been extinguished,” it said. “Authorities are investigating.”
The British military did not immediately identify the vessel, nor whom they suspected in the attack. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
However, the Houthis have launched a series of similar attacks on vessels since November in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea over what they say is an attempt to back Hamas and Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s war on Hamas.
