Four crew members dead and others missing after Houthis sink cargo ship in Red Sea

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Eight crew members and two security guards have been rescued so far, some after spending 48 hours in the water

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Four seafarers were rescued in the Red Sea on Thursday two days after their cargo ship was sunk by Houthi militants, in an attack that killed at least four people.

But 11 people remain missing and several others have been kidnapped following the Yemeni group’s attack on the Greek ship Eternity C.