The Yemeni militia, backed by Iran, said it had sunk a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea. Liberia said the attack killed two crew members.

The US embassy in Yemen said Wednesday that the Houthi group kidnapped the crew of a cargo ship in the Red Sea after attacking it. “After killing their shipmates, sinking their ship and hampering rescue efforts, the Houthi terrorists have kidnapped many surviving crew members of the Eternity C,” the embassy said in a statement on X.

Only five of the 21 crew members rescued alive; majority were Filipino nationals A Panama-flagged cargo ship, identified as *Eternity C*, sank on Tuesday (9) in the Red Sea after being hit by a missile launched by Houthi forces from Yemen.