US officials said that a missile fired from Yemen had targeted a US-owned ship that was cruising in the Gulf of Aden.
On Monday, the bulk ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle, registered under the flag of the Marshall Islands, was attacked.
The ship, which belonged to the Stamford, Connecticut-based shipping firm Eagle Bulk, is said to have suffered no serious damage or casualties.
According to information provided by the US Central Command, Houthi terrorists with Iranian support fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from territory they controlled in Yemen at around 4 p.m. (Sanaa time).
The M/V Gibraltar Eagle carried on with its voyage unhindered by the attack.
Around 2:00 pm (Sanaa time) earlier in the day, US Forces discovered another anti-ship ballistic missile pointed towards the commercial maritime routes in the southern Red Sea.
Luckily, there were no casualties or damages sustained when the missile malfunctioned during flight and landed on Yemeni soil.
According to the Defense Department, no organization has yet taken credit for the missile strike.
The incident draws attention to the region’s unstable marine environment and the possible risks that commercial shipping faces.
