US Central Command said that a drone boat launched by the Houthis hit the Tutor ship in the Red Sea, indicating that the boat caused damage to the engine room.
It said that 3 anti-ship cruise missile launchers were destroyed in an area under Houthi control. In Yemen, a drone system was launched from an area under the control of the Houthis.
The Houthis had claimed responsibility earlier on Wednesday for an attack that targeted a commercial ship in the Red Sea.
The Houthis said in a statement that they had carried out “a qualitative military operation that targeted the ship TUTOR.” In the Red Sea, with a drone boat and a number of drones and ballistic missiles.”
The statement added that “the operation led to the ship being seriously injured and it is at risk of sinking.”
According to the statement, “the targeting of the ship was done in violation of the company that owns it.” The decision to ban entry to the ports of Israel.
The Houthi announcement came after two British maritime security agencies announced that the commercial ship was hit after being attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
Embry said that the ship was hit about 68 miles away. By sea (about 126 kilometers) southwest of the port of Hodeidah, which is controlled by the Houthis.
The company considered in a statement that “the ship conforms to the specifications of the targets (announced) by the Houthis,” without providing further details.