Iran-backed Houthi militants fired six anti-ship ballistic missiles from Yemen at commercial ships on Tuesday, US Central Command said.
A missile exploded in the Gulf of Aden near the MV Star Nasia, causing minor damage to the Marshall Islands-flagged Greek aircraft carrier, CENTCOM said. No injuries were reported.
Other Houthi missile attacks likely aimed at the MV Morning Tide, a British-owned, Barbados-flagged cargo ship operating in the southern Red Sea, “impacted the water near the ship without effect,” CENTCOM said.
In a statement on Tuesday, a Houthi spokesman vowed that the militants would increase their attacks on American and British ships if Israel's war in Gaza does not end.
