Yemen: Attacks on a Greek-owned tanker and a merchant ship in the Red Sea

Two ships, a Panama-flagged lipid tanker, the Blue Lagoon I, operated by a Greek shipping company, Sea Trade Marine SA, and a merchant vessel were attacked contiguous successful the Red Sea disconnected Yemen, and the tanker was deed by 2 missiles, British shipping officials said.

Military authorities person confirmed that the tanker was attacked by missiles, British shipping information institution Ambrey said, portion shipping sources clarified to Reuters that it was the Blue Lagoon I.

No casualties person been reported successful the 2 incidents.

The onslaught connected the tanker took spot astir 70 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni larboard of Salif, Ambrey and Britain’s maritime information bureau UKMTO said.

The Greek institution that operates the Suezmax tanker successful question, Sea Trade Maritime SA, was not instantly disposable for comment, Reuters noted.

In a 2nd incident, a drone struck a merchant vessel astir 50 nautical miles disconnected the Yemeni larboard of Hodeidah, conscionable southbound successful the Red Sea from Salif, Ambrey and UKMTO said.

The merchant vas is sailing to the adjacent larboard successful which it was owed to dock, the UKMTO said.