In A First, Crew Abandons Ship In Red Sea After Houthi Missile Strikes
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Since November, the Houthis have escalated their attacks off the coast of Yemen with missiles and drone strikes on the merchant fleet.
The crew of a commercial ship in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel following a Houthi attack - the first such evacuation since the militant group began menacing trade in the vital waterway late last year.
Two-anti ship ballistic missiles damaged the Belize-flagged Rubymar on Sunday evening local time, US Central Command said Monday on social media platform X. A coalition warship and another merchant ship responded to the distress call, and the Rubymar's crew were transported to a nearby port, it added.
Since November, the Houthis have escalated their attacks off the coast of Yemen with missiles and drone strikes on the merchant fleet. The Iran-backed group says they are targeting ships with links to Israel, the US and UK - their response to the war in Gaza and western airstrikes that have sought to quell the attacks.
