A cargo ship was attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, the British navy said on Sunday.
"A cargo vessel has triggered a distress alert stating that they are under attack by unknown armed assailants. Authorities are investigating," UK Maritime Trade Operations said in a report.
The incident was reported 30 nautical miles (55.6 kilometers) southwest of the city of Hodeida, which is under control of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
UKMTO said a skiff approached the bulk carrier and opened fire, prompting the ship's own security guards to return fire. The skiff then sailed back to a larger ship about 2 nautical miles away.Shipping risks on the rise due to wars and trade crisesTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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