Crew members of a Yemeni commercial ship who survived a deadly attack by Houthi rebels earlier this week said a second missile struck the vessel just as rescue efforts from the initial strike were underway, causing even more chaos and casualties.
Indonesian crew member Muhammad Al Taindo , right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Pakistani crew member Zaheer Ahmed, right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Pakistani crew member Muhammad Hamza receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
MOKHA, Yemen (AP) — Crew members of a Yemeni commercial ship who survived a deadly attack by Houthi rebels earlier this week said a second missile struck the vessel just as rescue efforts from the initial strike were underway, causing even more chaos and casualties.
