The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority announced that a commercial ship was subjected to a missile attack, off the coast of the city of Aden.

The authority said, in a statement, that it had received a report about an accident 60 nautical miles southeast of the city of Aden overlooking the coast of the Gulf of Aden, where a missile exploded near the ship.

The authority added that “the ship’s captain informed it that a missile had fallen near the ship today, Monday,” noting that there were no reports of fires or injuries among the crew and members of the ship, which continued sailing to the next port of call.

The Maritime Trade Operations Authority advised ships passing through the area to be cautious and to report any suspicious activity.

This missile attack comes less than 24 hours after a missile attack targeted a ship off the coast of the city of Mokha in the Red Sea, but did not hit it.

The British Authority said on Sunday evening that it had received a report about an incident 25 nautical miles southwest of Mokha, located on the western coast of Yemen, as a missile exploded near the ship.

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority announced on November 12 that a commercial ship had been attacked off the coast of Yemen’s Hodeidah in the Red Sea.

The Houthi militias have claimed responsibility for targeting more than 200 ships since the start of their naval attacks, while since last January, American and British forces have launched strikes in Yemen as part of a military coalition aimed at curbing the capabilities of the Houthis and limiting their attacks on international shipping lines passing through it. The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Since November 2023, the Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks on the movement of ships in the Red Sea region, affecting about 12% of global trade, under the pretext of supporting Gaza and stopping the Israeli war on the Strip.