A Dutch-flagged cargo ship caught fire and was abandoned after being struck by a missile off Yemen’s coast on Monday (September 29), leaving two crew members injured.
The attack, believed to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, is being described as the most serious incident in the Gulf of Aden in more than a year.
The vessel, Minervagracht (12,200 dwt), owned by the Dutch shipping company Spliethoff, was sailing about 128 nautical miles southeast of Aden when it was hit.
European naval mission Operation Aspides confirmed that the ship was burning and adrift after the strike. It reported that one crew member was seriously injured and airlifted to Djibouti for urgent treatment, while another sustained less severe injuries.
Spliethoff said all 19 seafarers on board, hailing from the Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Ukraine, were evacuated by helicopter to nearby vessels. The company confirmed that the missile caused
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