No casualties or injuries have been reported after a Houthi terrorist attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, sixty nautical miles from Aden. Crew members are requesting immediate assistance.
The massive tanker is reportedly in flames. Coalition ships are en route.
The tanker Marlin Luanda is British and registered in the Marshall Islands.
This is breaking news. Details are limited.
US officials say a nearby naval ship is responding to the vessel's distress signal and no injuries have been reported.
It is the latest attack on commercial shipping by the Houthis in and around the Red Sea.
UKMTO said authorities had been informed and were responding to the latest strike, and warned other vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.
Houthi military spokesman Yaha Sarea said the group used "a number of appropriate naval missiles" and Friday's strike was "direct".
The oil tanker is flagged with the Marshall Islands.
The war between Israel and Hamas appears to be spreading.
Israel has no connection with this tanker, which is what pro-Hamas Yemen says is the reason for launching missiles toward Red Sea commercial traffic.
The tanker is an oil and chemical international transport with 1 million barrels of oil on board when struck. Fears are high that an environmental catastrophe looms if it sinks.
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