Iran-backed rebels fire missile at Danish shipping vessel in Red Sea: Report

Iran-backed rebels fire missile at Danish shipping vessel in Red Sea: Report

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired an anti-ship missile at a Danish trading vessel in the Red Sea on Thursday.

The attack, which missed the ship, marks at least the third attempted missile strike by the Houthis since Wednesday. The Maersk Gibraltar is owned by a Danish trading group, which stated that no injuries were reported in the incident.

A U.S. defense official also reportedly told AFP that "we have indications that a missile was fired at the Maersk Gibraltar from a Huthi-controlled area of Yemen, and that it hit the water and missed the ship."