Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets ship ablaze in Gulf of Aden

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said. AdvertisementThe attack hit the Netherlands-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht, which had been targeted in a failed assault last week by the Iranian-backed Houthis, according to the French military’s Maritime Information, Cooperation and Awareness Center. Local Yemeni media reported a possible ballistic missile launch from territory controlled by the Houthis. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack, as did the private security firm Ambrey, which similarly identified the ship as the Minervagracht. The Houthis did not immediately claim the possible attack.