A cargo ship was hit by an explosive device near Yemen and caught fire, injuring two seafarers.
The Netherlands-flagged Minervagracht, a relatively small general cargo ship, is currently on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its manager Spliethoff said in a statement. Crew members are being evacuated to nearby ships, while those injured are receiving treatment.
The incident was reported earlier by the UK Maritime Trade Operations, which liaises between merchant shipping and the navy.
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has been menacing shipping in the Red Sea since 2023 over Israel’s war with Hamas. While the attacks have become less frequent in recent months, the group sank two cargo ships over the summer. Much of the world’s merchant fleet continues to sail thousands of miles around Africa to avoid the area.
Last week, a French naval group said the ship may have been targeted by a ballistic missile, noting it had no links with Israel. The ship’s most recent signal was on Sept. 26 at a port in Djibouti. It has capacity for about 700 containers and was built in 2011.
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