Yemen’s Houthis attacked four ships, which the rebels regarded as having links to the UK, US and Israel, a military spokesman for the group said on Houthi-owned Al Masirah television, Report informs referring to TASS.
According to the spokesman, Yahya Saree, the attacks targeted the container ship MSC Unific, the chemical tankers Delonix and Lucky Sailor, and the Anvil Point auxiliary vessel, which is part of the UK navy.
Saree said the rebels used cruise missiles to hit the ships. At the time of the attack, the container ship MSC Unific was in the Arabian Sea, the tanker Delonix was in the Red Sea, the tanker Lucky Sailor was in the Mediterranean Sea and the ship Anvil Point was in the Indian Ocean.
The spokesman also said the Delonix sustained the second attack in the past week.