Houthi militia confirms missile attack on Maersk ship

The Houthi rebel group confirms a drone strike on the Maersk ship Gibraltar near the Red Sea, claiming the ship was hit. Maersk denies this.
The container ship Maersk Gibraltar, which on Thursday suffered a failed missile attack from the Houthi militant rebel movement in Yemen.
The container ship Maersk Gibraltar, which on Thursday suffered a failed missile attack from the Houthi militant rebel movement in Yemen.

The Houthi militia claims to be behind Thursday’s attack on the ship Maersk Gibraltar near the Red Sea and that the vessel was hit with a drone, a spokesman for the rebel movement, which controls large parts of Yemen, told Reuters.

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