Greek ship attacked off Yemen at risk of sinking, says operator

"Fortunately, we had no injuries," Bodouroglou added.

The crew had reported fires at the vessel's forepeak. The engine room and at least two of its holds were flooded, and electricity was cut off.

"We don't have any further information since the crew, terrorized, abandoned the vessel," Bodouroglou said.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou, Yannis Souliotis and Jonathan Saul; Editing by Aidan Lewis)