The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has struck a US merchant ship in the Red Sea in a fresh attack targeting commercial shipping.
It named the ship as the KOI, which it said was US-operated.
Maritime security firm Ambrey said a vessel operating south of Yemen's port of Aden had reported an explosion on board but it did not name the ship.
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The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed reports that it carried out strikes on a “Houthi UAV ground control station” and 10 “one-way UAVs”.
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Earlier we reported that the Houthis had claimed an attack on the US merchant ship “KOI” in the Gulf of Aden.