The United Kingdom confirms a new drone attack against a cargo ship in the Red Sea

June 23. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations office confirmed this Sunday a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi insurgency against a cargo ship in the Red Sea, with no casualties to report.

The unidentified cargo ship was hit by the attack of this device when it was sailing 65 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni town of Hodeida and has recorded material damage, as reported by the ship’s captain to the British agency.

However, “all crew members are safe” and the ship is now heading to its next stop.

The insurgents, backed by Iran, have controlled Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and areas of the country’s north and west since 2015. The rebels have responded to the Israeli offensive on Gaza with more than 60 attacks against ships with some type of connection to Israel. and they have assured that they guarantee the free navigation of the rest of the ships.