Houthi rebels target US-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a United Statesflagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, officials said, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route.

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The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen, close to the country’s border with Oman, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), which is overseen by the US Navy, identified the ship as the Maersk Sentosa.

The explosion took place in the farthest reaches of the waterway earlier targeted by the rebels, the center said.