UK military says ship ablaze after being struck off coast of Yemen

Cameroon-flagged tanker issues distress call about 60 nautical miles south of Yemen's Ahwar in Gulf of Aden.

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A ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was preparing to abandon the vessel.

UK military says ship ablaze after being struck off coast of Yemen

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