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Sounion oil tanker on fire in Red Sea.Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS

Flames and smoke rise from Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS

Merchant Vessel Hit By Two Unknown Projectiles Near Yemen’s Saleef, UKMTO Says

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September 1, 2024
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Sept 2 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in an advisory note on Monday that a merchant vessel was hit by two unknown projectiles 70 nautical miles northwest of Yemen’s Saleef. 

The agency said damage control was underway and that a third explosion occurred in close proximity to the vessel, but that there were no casualties on board. 

Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since November in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas. 

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Kim Coghill and Tom Hogue)

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2024.

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