The Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a US-owned commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden at the mouth of the Red Sea, a strike that could escalate American military attacks to protect US and other shipping in the region, the Associated Press reports. A second missile launched at the same time failed and crashed somewhere in Yemen.
The missile struck the Marshall Island-flagged Eagle Gibraltar, a bulk cargo carrier owned by Connecticut-based Eagle Bulk Shipping, on Monday with little damage to the ship and no injuries among the crew. The ship, which the company said is carrying steel products, is continuing its voyage but was rerouted to avoid the Red Sea.