An Indian vessel sank in the Red Sea after it was struck by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The Yemeni coast guard rescued the ship's 14 crew members, 13 of them Indian, and took them to the port of Mokha, India's shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIndia's foreign ministry condemned what it described as a "deeply worrisome" strike on a civilian vessel. The attack is the latest on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, where maritime traffic faces mounting threats amid escalating regional tensions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. But that alternative route has become increasingly hazardous following last month's announcement by the Houthi government that it was imposing a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.