"A ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was preparing to abandon the vessel. The incident on Saturday comes as Yemen's Houthi rebels have maintained their military campaign of attacking ships through the Red Sea corridor in solidarity with Palestinians under fire in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza."
"Ambrey described the ship as a Cameroon-flagged tanker that issued a distress call as it passed about 60 nautical miles (equivalent to 110km) south of Yemen's Ahwar while en route from Sohar, Oman, to Djibouti. It said radio traffic suggested the crew was preparing to abandon ship, and a search-and-rescue effort was under way. Ambrey said the tanker was not believed to be linked to the target profile of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis."
"The attacks have disrupted trade flows through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. But no attacks have been claimed by the rebel group since the ceasefire began in Gaza on October 10. The rebels' most recent attack hit the Dutch-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht on September 29, killing one crew member on board and wounding another."
A Cameroon-flagged tanker was hit by an unknown projectile and caught fire in the Gulf of Aden while en route from Sohar, Oman to Djibouti about 60 nautical miles south of Yemen's Ahwar. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations issued an alert placing the incident roughly 210km east of Aden and said authorities are investigating. Radio traffic indicated the crew prepared to abandon ship and a search-and-rescue effort was under way. Maritime security firm Ambrey said the tanker was not believed to match Houthi target profiles. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked vessels through the Red Sea since 2023, disrupting Suez Canal trade flows, though they paused claims after the October 10 Gaza ceasefire.
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