Forces inside the country of Yemen have reportedly attacked another vessel.
According to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the vessel hit by the Houthis is now on fire.
There is some CONFUSION regarding this report. One report says a COMMERCIAL SHIP was hit, while another report claims an Israeli MILITARY ship was hit.
It is as yet unknown if there are TWO separate incidents, although reports this morning seem to indicate exactly that.
It __seems__ the vessel shown above, burning, may be the ISRAELI MILITARY SHIP. because a series of other reports coming in this morning indicate the Norwegian Merchant Vessel named MV STRINDA is in flames in the Red Sea after being attacked by at least one missile fired from Houthis-controlled territory in Yemen. Below is a FILE PHOTO of that Norwegian ship:
The information I have is that a commercial ship was attacked by the Houthis off the coast of Yemen. The ship caught fire and the crew is safe.
Naval forces in the region responded to the ship's call for help. At the same time, Houthi militias in Yemen were targeted by unidentified aircraft.
UPDATE 11:29 AM EDT --
A new statement from Ansar Allah (Houthis) in the aftermath of a Norwegian-owned ship being hit by an anti-ship cruise missile launched from a part of Yemen controlled by Ansar Allah.
Ansar Allah states that they only struck the ship after it ignored repeated warnings.
They assert that they will continue to target, without hesitation, ships that attempt to deliver goods to Israel, in solidarity with the suffering and death Palestinians are facing in Gaza.
