Gunmen attack ship in Red Sea off Yemen

Gunmen on small boats fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen on Sunday, monitors said, in the latest attack on the vital shipping lane. The incident occurred 94 kilometres southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeida, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. "The vessel has been engaged by multiple small vessels who have opened fire with small arms and self-propelled grenades," said UKMTO. — AFP