One wounded in Houthi missile attack on UAE ship

DUBAI: One crew member was wounded when Yemen’s Houthis fired a missile at a UAE ship in the Red Sea, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday, in the latest in a series of attacks on ships in the area.

The SPA said the ship came under attack as it was leaving the port of Al-Mokha. The ship itself was not damaged.

“One crew member was injured,” the SPA said, citing a statement by a Saudiled military coalition.

The Houthis had reported the attack earlier, broadcasting a grainy video of what Houthi-run media said was a missile being fired and then bursting into a ball of fire as it hit its target.

Al-Mokha was captured by the coalition from the Houthis earlier this year after heavy fighting. It lies close to the strategic Bab Al-Mandab shipping lane through which much of the world’s oil passes.

In January, two crew members of a Saudi frigate were killed in an attack close to Al-Hodeidah port. The US Navy said an unmanned remote-controlled boat laden with explosives hit the ship. The Houthis said they had fired a missile.