The British Ambassador to Yemen, Abda Sharif, announced on Thursday that the crew of a ship attacked by the Houthi group had been rescued, but warned that the ship, carrying 150,000 tons of oil, had become stuck in the Red Sea after being severely damaged.

Sharif explained, in a brief statement on her account on the X platform, that “another Houthi attack threatens the coasts of Yemen and fishermen and threatens an environmental disaster.”

She added: “Fortunately, the crew of the ship MV Sounion, which was carrying 150,000 tons of oil, was rescued, but it became adrift (severely damaged and became stuck) in the sea.”

The British ambassador renewed her call on the Houthis to "stop these reckless and illegal attacks," without mentioning any other details in particular.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the ship MV Sounion, flying the Liberian flag and owned by a Greek shipping company, was attacked by several missiles while sailing off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, which led to its engine malfunctioning, according to what was reported by the “ASPEDS” military mission. Of the European Union, via the X platform.

As of 15:00 GMT, there was no immediate comment from the Houthis in this regard.

And "in solidarity with Gaza" in the face of the ongoing Israeli war since October 7, 2023, the Houthi group has begun, since November, targeting Israeli cargo ships or those linked to them in the Red Sea with missiles and drones.

In response to these attacks, since the beginning of this year, Washington and London began launching air strikes and missile attacks on “Houthi sites” in Yemen, which the group responded by announcing that it now considered all American and British ships among its military targets, and expanding its attacks to ships passing by the sea. The Arab and Indian Ocean or any place where its weapons reach.