The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said, on Saturday, that the crew of a cargo ship flying the Palau flag had been evacuated, and that the ship caught fire and began to sink, in reference to an incident 98 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, on June 13.

The US Central Command said that missiles fired by the Houthis in Yemen hit the ship "Verbena" in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, causing a fire and seriously wounding one of its crew members.

The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on international shipping traffic in the Red Sea region since November, in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas.

The Houthi campaign in the Red Sea region is disrupting global shipping, causing delays and growing costs across supply chains. The militants sank a ship, seized another ship, and killed 3 sailors in separate attacks.