British-Owned Cargo Ship Struck by Houthi Missile in Red Sea

Published on February 6, 2024

A British-owned cargo ship has become the latest vessel in the Red Sea to be hit by hostile fire from the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. The Morning Tide, a dry bulk carrier flying under the flag of Barbados, was hit by a missile just after midnight local time on Tuesday as it headed from Varna in Bulgaria to Singapore with an unspecified cargo. Its owner, London-based Furadino Shipping, told The Associated Press that nobody had been hurt in the attack and the ship was continuing on course towards its destination. The Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Sare’e, said it fired missiles at the Morning Tide and another ship, the Star Nasia, which was flying under the flag of the Marshall Islands but is believed to belong to a firm based in the United States....

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