At least two sailors have died after a suspected Houthi attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to the British Embassy in Yemen.
Earlier today, the ship True Confidence was hit by a missile about 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden.
In a statement on X, the British embassy wrote: “At least two innocent sailors have died.
He added: “This was the sad but inevitable result of the Houthis recklessly launching missiles at international ships.”
The British Army's UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said separately that the Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence was no longer under crew command and had been abandoned.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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