DUBAI: An “unknown projectile” struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a British maritime agency reported Tuesday. “It has been reported that a cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea has been hit by an unknown projectile resulting in casualties,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The statement came as a Yemeni coast guard source in the southern city of Mokha said a ship near the strait had been struck by the Houthis, killing three members of the crew.

Three crew members on a cargo ship reportedly died after an alleged Houthi attack on Tuesday.

Maritime security sources told Reuters a cargo ship was believed to have been targeted in the Red Sea, but the fate of the crew was unclear. | World News