A drone has struck a ship in the Red Sea in a suspected Houthi attack

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone has struck a ship in the Red Sea in a suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The drone attack Tuesday likely was part of the rebels’ first assault on commercial shipping in weeks as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a regional conflict. The first attack took place off the port city of Hodeida. A captain on a ship saw four “splashes” near his vessel, likely missile or drone fire. In a later attack, a drone punctured one of a ship’s ballast tanks. It wasn’t clear if it was the same ship. The Red Sea has become a battlefield for shippers since the Houthis began their campaign targeting ships traveling through the waterway.