A cargo ship was reported to be under attack, said the British military (Representative image)
A cardo ship came under attack in the Red Sea off the Yemen Coast, said the British military on Sunday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre reported gave a statement that the ship had reported being “under attack by unknown armed assailants”, according to AP reports. The incident is under investigation with no further details on the vessel or damage yet.Additionally, no group has claimed responsibility forthe attack as of Sunday afternoon. However, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have threatened to begin attacking ships again, though there’s no report of them having started carrying it out.Meanwhile, Somali pirates have been active further away in the Gulf of Aden recently as well.
