Yemen’s Houthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship

19 MISSING

Saree said the Houthis had “moved to rescue a number of the ship’s crew, provide them with medical care, and transport them to a safe location”.

The attack was carried out with an unmanned vessel and six cruise and ballistic missiles, Saree added.

Operation Aspides – the EU naval task force in the Red Sea – told AFP that five Filipinos and one Indian had been rescued, while 19 others were still missing.

Rescue and search operations are ongoing, it said.

The UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, expressed “grave concern” over attacks that resulted in “civilian loss of life and casualties as well as the potential for environmental damage”.

“Yemen must not be drawn deeper into regional crises that threaten to unravel the already extremely fragile situation in the country,” he said.

A total of 25 people were aboard the Eternity, the EU task force said. The Philippine authorities said 21 were citizens.

On Tuesday, Aspides said three people were killed in the attack on the Eternity C and at least two were injured – including a Russian electrician who lost a leg.