Ship comes under attack o Yemen as Houthi campaign slows down after US strikes

A ship travelling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack on Thursday, o©cials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The attack comes after the U.S. military said early on Thursday an allied warship shot down a Houthi missile targeting a vessel the day before near the same area.

The attack comes after a period of relatively few rebel attacks on shipping in the region over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

In Thursday’s attack, a ship was targeted just over 25 km southwest of Aden, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said.

The captain “reports a loud bang heard and a splash and smoke seen coming from the sea,” the UKMTO said. “Vessel and all crew are safe.”

The attack was also reported by the private security ‘rm Ambrey.

The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, though it typically takes them hours to acknowledge an assault. European

Union forces separately shot down a drone launched from Houthi territory on Thursday, Gen. Robert Brieger said.

The Houthis have launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, seized one vessel and sank another since November, according to the U.S. Maritime Administration.

Houthi attacks have dropped in recent weeks as the rebels have been targeted by a U.S.-led airstrike campaign in Yemen and shipping through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden has declined because of the threat.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, claimed the attack but insisted without evidence that the missile hit the Yorktown.

The Houthis have launched over 50 attacks on shipping, seized one vessel and sank another since November