Hours after Americans announced the interception of a cruise missile launched by the Houthis in the southern Red Sea, two British maritime security agencies reported on Monday that a missile struck a United States-owned ship near the southeastern coast of Aden in Yemen. The American company "Eagle Bulk Shipping" stated on Monday that its dry bulk vessel "Nizar Gabal Tariq" was targeted by an unknown projectile while sailing 100 miles off the Gulf of Aden, sustaining limited damage to its cargo.
In a statement, it added, "As a result, the ship sustained limited damage to one of the cargo holds but is stable and heading out of the area." It further stated that the safety of all crew members aboard the ship has been confirmed, and the vessel is carrying a shipment of steel products. The British Maritime Trade Operations Agency noted in a memorandum that it received a report of an incident that occurred 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden, stating that "the ship was hit from above by a missile," and indicated that authorities are investigating the incident.
Additionally, the British maritime security company "Ambrey" confirmed that a bulk cargo ship flying the Marshall Islands flag and owned by the U.S. was struck by a missile near Aden in Yemen. It reported that the Houthis fired three missiles, two of which did not reach the Red Sea, and the third hit the American-owned bulk cargo ship near Aden, with estimates indicating that the ship is not linked to Israel.
The U.S. military stated that a ship-to-shore ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-aligned Houthis struck a container ship owned and operated by an American company, flagged in the Marshall Islands. The report indicated that the ship did not report injuries or significant damage and continued its voyage. The Houthi movement, allied with Iran, attacks commercial vessels in the Red Sea that it claims are linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports in support of Palestinians in the conflict with Israel. In response, American and British forces last week carried out dozens of air and naval strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
