Source: BBC
Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says
26 January 2024
By James Gregory
BBC News
An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.
The movement said it had targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening.
Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of the ship's cargo tanks and firefighting equipment was being used to contain it.
US officials told the BBC's US partner CBS the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal.
There were no injuries reported, the US officials said.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68110358
The Marlin Luanda oil tanker was hit off the coast of Yemen (Frank Findler)
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