ALBAWABA - The military spokesman for Yemen's Houthi movement, Yahya Saree, stated that the Houthis have attacked the U.S. Star Iris ship in the Red Sea.
"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the American ship Star Iris in the Red Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the strikes were accurate and direct," Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said.
According to an incident report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the attack took place before 0400 local time (0100 GMT).
"The crew are reported safe and the vessel is proceeding to the next port of call," the UK Ministry of Transport said.
Another security firm, Ambrey, stated that the ship was a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier that "was targeted by missiles in two separate incidents" within 20 minutes.
It "was reportedly hit and sustained physical damage on the starboard side," according to Ambrey, who added that a private armed security crew was aboard.
