Missile strike — Bab al-Mandab Strait
Houthi forces struck the commercial ship "Tihama" with at least two missiles as it sailed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, killing six people (four crew members and two Yemeni naval personnel) and wounding ten others, and causing a fire and material damage to the vessel. A subsequent rescue operation was also targeted by a second missile, and a remote-controlled booby-trapped boat was later intercepted and destroyed before it could reach the stricken ship.
The record
Houthi forces struck the commercial ship "Tihama" with at least two missiles as it sailed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, killing six people (four crew members and two Yemeni naval personnel) and wounding ten others, and causing a fire and material damage to the vessel. A subsequent rescue operation was also targeted by a second missile, and a remote-controlled booby-trapped boat was later intercepted and destroyed before it could reach the stricken ship.
Occurrence and attribution are assessed separately. No operator attribution is on the record for this event.
Geolocation
12.6000N 43.4000E · city precision · Bab al-Mandab Strait
Precision reflects the tightest bound the evidence supports.
Corroboration
Telegram · 17:33 UTC
RSS · 18:32 UTC
RSS · 23:57 UTC