Two British maritime agencies announced, on Sunday, that two ships caught fire after they were hit by missiles off the coast of Aden in Yemen.

The British maritime security company Ambrey said that a cargo transport ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was hit by a missile 83 nautical miles southeast of the city of Aden in Yemen, adding that a fire broke out on board the ship but was brought under control, according to the Al Hurra channel website.< /p>

Earlier, the British United Maritime Trade Operations Authority said that it had received a report from a ship captain regarding an incident 80 nautical miles southeast of Aden.

Embry said in a guidance note, “The ship was heading southwest along the Gulf of Aden at a speed of 8.2 knots when the forward station was hit by a missile. A fire broke out but was extinguished.”

She added, "A second missile was seen, but it did not hit the ship. People on small boats in the area opened fire on the ship during the incident."

Ambry said that the ship changed course to the port with increasing speed, adding that “there were no reports of any injuries.”

In a separate context, the British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said that it had received a report from a ship captain about another incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Aden.

It stated in an advisory note, “The captain reported that the ship was hit by an unknown missile in (an area) at the stern of the ship, which led to a fire, and the damage is being assessed.”

She added that the ship did not report any casualties and was continuing on its way to the next port.