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A drone struck a commercial vessel early Friday off the coast of Yemen, a maritime security firm said, hours after an oil tanker was reported to have been attacked in the area.
British maritime security firm Ambrey said a commercial vessel was hit by a drone about 58 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah In Yemen
The company explained that no injuries or material damage were reported.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced on Thursday that the captain of a crude oil tanker called Delta Blue reported that it had been subjected to a double attack off Yemen.
According to the authority, the first attack was carried out by two small boats that fired a rocket-propelled grenade that exploded near the tanker, 45 nautical miles south of the Yemeni port of Mokha. Another rocket exploded hours later near the tanker.
The Liberian-flagged tanker and its crew are safe and sailing to its next port of call, the authority said.
And it is launched Houthi group Attacks on international shipping routes near Yemen since last November in solidarity with the Palestinians who have been subjected to an ongoing Israeli aggression for more than 300 days, leaving more than 39,000 martyrs.
The Houthi attacks have drawn retaliatory strikes from the United States and Britain, and disrupted global trade as ship owners diverted their vessels away from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to sail the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope.
