News - Middle East: A British-owned vessel sailing through the Red Sea has reportedly been targeted by rocket fire off Yemen's western coast, amid heightened tensions in the strategic waterway over the Israeli regime’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Ambrey, a UK-based maritime security group, announced on Sunday that the unnamed Bahamas-flagged cargo vessel was "struck by a rocket" while sailing south around 35 nautical miles off western coast of Yemen.

“The affected vessel was issuing distress calls relating to piracy/missile attack,” the maritime security firm said, adding that “an international naval asset in the vicinity of the incident” was likely proceeding to the ship’s location.

Providing further details on the incident, Ambrey said the targeted vessel — en route from the United States to Singapore — had transited the Suez Canal five days ago.
“The bulker was reportedly struck by a rocket and the crew retreated to the citadel,” it added. “Numerous vessels passed the incident location today but no unusual maneuvers were observed.”
Ambrey said the attacked vessel’s ownership and management was linked to Dan David Ungar, a British citizen listed as an Israeli resident.
In a separate report on Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency, run by Britain’s Royal Navy, claimed that it had received “a report of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) activity including a potential explosion... originating from the direction of Yemen.”