Three killed on cargo ship struck by Houthi-fired missile in Red Sea

A Houthi missile attack on a Liberian-owned cargo ship off southern Yemen resulted in the deaths of three crew members and injuries to four others, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

This marks the first fatalities among a commercial shipping crew since the militants began launching their attacks last year.

The vessel was hit and damaged by an anti-ship ballistic missile on Wednesday south-west of the port city of Aden, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The crew of the Barbados-flagged True Confidence abandoned ship.

The bulk carrier is now adrift at sea.