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Ship owner says two mariners injured in a missile attack off Yemen, crew abandoning vessel
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said, injuring two mariners and forcing its crew to abandon the damaged vessel.
The attack on the Minervagracht represents the most-serious attack in the Gulf of Aden, some distance away from the Red Sea where the Iranian-backed Houthis sank two vessels in July.
Meanwhile, the Mideast also remains on edge after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
The French military’s Maritime Information, Cooperation and Awareness Center identified the Houthis as carrying out the attack.
However, the Houthi attacks have targeted ships in the past with little or no connection to Israel.