Explosives were detonated in three separate attacks near the ship on Tuesday.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected of carrying out three attacks against a ship in the Red Sea on Tuesday as part of their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said.
The ship was attacked three times near the Houthi held port city of Hodeida.
The attacks come as the rebels‘ main sponsor, Iran, weighs possible retaliation against Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh in July.
The first two attacks occurred around 70 miles south of Hodeida according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
An explosive was detonated near the ship, then a small vessel „acting suspiciously“ flashed a light near the ship and came close.
This was followed by a second blast, the UKMTO said.
The private security firm Ambrey also reported the attacks, saying the ship saw „two ‚close-proximity‘ explosions.“
The ship was then attacked for a third time, 110 miles northwest of Hodeida.
