British military says ship attacked off Yemen’s Hodeida port May 19, 2022This Sept. 29, 2018 file photo shows idle cargo and oil tanker ships at the port of Hodeida, Yemen. (AP/Hani Mohammed)(AP/Hani Mohammed)British military says ship attacked off Yemen’s Hodeida port Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/british-military-says-ship-attacked-off-yemens-hodeida-port/ Email Print The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said it was aware of the attack, but declined to immediately comment further.By Associated PressA ship in the Red Sea came under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a monitoring group run by the British military said.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations group said the attack happened off Hodeida, a contested port city amid that country’s yearslong civil war. It said an investigation was ongoing into the incident, without elaborating.The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said it was aware of the attack, but declined to immediately comment further.A Saudi-led coalition has been at war since March 2015 against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have long held the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as well as Hodeida. The Houthis, Yemen’s exiled government and the Saudi-led coalition did not immediately acknowledge the attack.The incident marked the latest at-sea attack amid the war. In January, the Houthis seized the Emirati ship Rwabee. The Houthis described the vessel as carrying military weapons, while the Saudi-led coalition described it as carrying disassembled hospital equipment.The ship’s Indian crew were released last month after the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition reached a truce during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. The fragile truce is still ongoing now.Read WATCH: Israeli Navy intercepts drone over the Red Sea Great BritainHouthisHoutisYemen