A tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen\u2019s coast was fired on by gunmen in a speedboat and targeted with missiles, maritime sources said on Wednesday, the latest incident to threaten the shipping lane after Yemeni Houthi forces warned ships not to travel to Israel.<\/p>\n
A second commercial vessel was also approached by the speedboat in the same area though not attacked, British maritime security firm Ambrey and other sources said.<\/p>\n
Separately, a US defense official in Washington said the US Navy destroyer Mason on Wednesday shot down a Houthi drone launched from Yemen that was headed in its direction as it responded to reports of an attack on a commercial vessel.<\/p>\n
The US official said Houthis had attacked the commercial vessel Ardmore Encounter in skiffs and then two missiles were fired from Yemen that missed the ship. The Ardmore Encounter reported no damage or injuries and continued on its way.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately known whether the Ardmore Encounter was the same as one of the ships earlier reported by maritime sources to have been targeted.<\/p>\n
The Iran-aligned Houthi group has sought to support their Palestinian ally Hamas in the Gaza war by firing missiles at Israel and threatening shipping in the busy Bab al-Mandab Strait, next to Yemen at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest incidents in the busy shipping route off Yemen\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n
\u201cHouthis continue to attack international shipping focusing on ships which in their opinion have a link to Israeli interests or nationals. The safety implications to international shipping are considerable and very concerning,\u201d Jakob Larsen, head of safety and security at shipping association BIMCO, told Reuters.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is pure luck no seafarers have been killed yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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