Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, Ansar Allah, launched a missile attack on the UK oil tanker Pollux in the Red Sea, according to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria.
Yemeni Military Red Sea Operation
“The UK oil tanker Pollux was the target of a Red Sea operation by the Yemeni military, which used a lot of anti-ship missiles to hit it directly and accurately, according to a statement made to the Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV channel.
“The tanker is flying the Panamanian flag as it makes her way from the southern anchorage of the Suez Canal to the Indian port of Paradeep, according to ship tracking service Marine Traffic.”
Jerrymusa.com reports that the ship last sent out a position report from the northern Red Sea on February 12.