Service provider ship hit by small vessel in Purple Sea, UKMTO says

DUBAI: A service provider ship which reported an incident within the Purple Sea on Wednesday was struck by a small craft, United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) mentioned.
The vessel has sustained harm in what gave the impression to be a deliberate assault, two maritime sources mentioned on situation of anonymity, including that the engine room was hit.
The incident befell roughly 67.7 nautical miles southwest of Yemen’s port of Hodeidah, British safety agency Ambrey mentioned.
“The vessel aligned with the Houthi goal profile on the time of the incident,” Ambrey mentioned in an advisory word.
The ship’s Greek supervisor was not instantly accessible for remark.
Houthi militants, who management Yemen’s capital and most populous areas, have attacked worldwide transport within the Purple Sea area since November in solidarity with the Palestinians within the struggle between Israel and Hamas, drawing retaliatory U.S. and British strikes since February.