Houthi missile attack forces crew to abandon ship in Gulf of Aden
Al Jazeera
Officials say the attack on the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship has caused fatalities.
The Greek-owned cargo ship True Confidence has been hit by a missile about 50 nautical miles (93km) southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden in an attack claimed by Houthi forces.
The bulk carrier was drifting with a fire continuing onboard after it was attacked on Wednesday, a statement by the ship’s owner and operator said, adding that no information was available on the status of the ship’s 20 crew members and three armed guards.
But a shipping source told the Reuters news agency that three sailors were missing from the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier and four were badly burned.
Two United States officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that the attack had caused fatalities.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said the vessel was no longer under the command of the crew and they had abandoned it.
