Second ship attacked by grenades soon after Houthi strike on Greek bulker

Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility on Monday for an attack on the Greek-owned Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas in the Red Sea, which has left the vessel taking on water. Meanwhile, a second merchant ship has been attacked by multiple rocket propelled grenades from small craft. The strike occurred 51 nautical miles west of Al Hudaydah in Yemen. It’s the second time in 24 hours a ship has been attacked off the coast of Yemen. At the time of writing this article, no one has claimed responsibility for the second strike.

In a televised statement, the spokesperson of the Yemeni armed forces Yahya Sare’e said the vessel Magic Seas was hit by “two unmanned boats, five ballistic and cruise missiles, and three drones.”

“The ship sustained