Yemen's Houthis say they attacked oil tanker off Saudi coast

Yemen's Houthis have claimed to have attacked a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of Yanbu, a port city on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. According to the Houthis' military spokesperson, the attack was carried out with missiles, although the exact timing of the attack was not confirmed.

The tanker in question, MSV Faize Noore Oliya, was an Indian-flagged vessel that capsized and sank after being hit by a projectile near Yemeni waters. All 14 crew members, 13 of whom were Indian nationals, were safely rescued.

The Houthis said the strike was in response to Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace. The incident is part of a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which has disrupted shipping routes in the region.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Hindustan Times, BBC World, Jerusalem Post, The National UAE — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — read the original for the full account.