{
  "id": 607846,
  "title": "Four crew, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; missile strike reported in Gulf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/four-crew-two-rescuers-killed-in-red-sea-attack-missile-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T22:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/three-killed-in-attacks-on-ships-in-red-sea-gulf-sources-say-4851681"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 11, four crew members were killed and two Yemeni rescuers were also killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship named Tihamah in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, according to Yemen’s transport ministry and Coast Guard. This marks the first time in the ongoing Iran war that crew members have been killed in a Houthi strike on shipping. The ship, owned by Egyptian companies, had recently left the Yemeni government-held port of al-Mokha. Meanwhile, a missile was reportedly fired at a container ship, Vela Nova, off Pakistan, suspected to be from the U.S., according to several sources.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Four crew members killed in Houthi attack on Tihamah ship.",
    "Two Yemeni rescuers also killed in Bab el-Mandeb strike.",
    "Missile fired at Vela Nova off Pakistan, suspected U.S. origin."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/607846.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Yemen’s coastguard says 6 killed in Houthi strike on ship in Red Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/yemens-coastguard-says-6-killed-in-houthi-strike-on-ship-in-red-sea",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:43:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US-Iran War LIVE: Four crew members, 2 rescuers killed in attack by Houthis on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-iran-war-live-four-crew-members-2-rescuers-killed-in-attack-by",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}