A Greek bulker suffered additional damage in the Red Sea after coming under renewed missile attack, Britain’s Royal Navy says.
The navy’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) arm said the master of the ship reported “a further missile attack” after coming under fire on Tuesday morning.
It was 33 nautical miles (61 km) off the Yemeni port of Mocha, also known as Al Mukha, at the time of the latest incident.
TradeWinds reported earlier in the day that the Houthis, a Yemeni militant group, took aim at the 82,300-dwt Laax (built 2012), damaging the vessel and leaving it listing and taking on water. One crew member suffered a head injury that required medical attention.
The original incident occurred at 09:30 GMT and was followed by a second attack.
Then at 17:57 GMT, UKMTO reported another attack.
“The vessel has sustained further damage,” it said. “The crew are safe and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call.”
TradeWinds’ efforts to reach the Laax’s manager, Grehel Shipmanagement of Greece, have not been successful.
The attack appears to show that the Houthis are firing vessels beyond their stated target list — ships that call in Israel or that are connected to Israel, the UK or US.
The Laax has no immediately apparent links to any of those countries.
It is flagged by the Marshall Islands, and registered owner Bailey Navigation is incorporated there.
The bulker has insurance from the Swedish Club and ClassNK of Japan is its classification society.
Tracking data from VesselsValue shows no port calls in Israel for the past year.
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