Cargo ship hit by missile fire by Houthi rebels in Gulf of Aden
A Houthi soldier stands on board of the Israeli Galaxy ship which was seized by the Houthis, in the port of Saleef, near Hodeidah, Yemen (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP)
A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden in the latest assault on shipping in the region.
The missile hit the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship's forward station late on Saturday, starting a fire that those on board later put out, the private security firm Ambrey said.
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