Indian ship sinks in Red Sea after attack near Yemen

The coastguard rescued the crew of an Indian-flagged commercial ship that sank in the Red Sea on Tuesday after an attack, a local official in the Yemeni city of Mokha said, with New Delhi condemning the “unprovoked” aggression.

Last month, the Houthis declared a Red Sea maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude, and have since claimed several attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure.

All of the MSV Faize Noore Oliya’s crew members, comprising 13 Indian nationals and one Yemeni, were rescued after the vessel came under attack south of the port city of Hodeida, the official from Mokha said.

Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on social media that the vessel was “hit by a projectile near Yemeni waters”.

“India strongly condemns this unprovoked attack,” he added.