04.08.2026 21:01
Yemen's government-aligned National Resistance Forces announced that an Indian cargo ship targeted by a bomb-laden boat in the Red Sea has sunk. While the 14 crew members on board the attacked ship were rescued, tensions in the region are escalating.
Forces loyal to the Yemeni government have announced that a cargo ship targeted by an explosive-laden boat in the Red Sea, west of the country, has sunk.
ATTACK ON INDIAN CARGO SHIP WITH BOMB-LADEN BOAT
Fayzi Nuri Awliya, spokesperson for the government-aligned "National Resistance Forces," told local media that a ship was attacked 13 miles off the coast of Hodeidah, a city under the control of Iranian-backed Houthis.
Awliya stated that the cargo ship subjected to the bomb-laden boat attack belonged to India and noted that the ship had sunk.
Awliya pointed out that as a result of joint efforts by Yemeni coast guard units and the Yemeni Navy, the 14 crew members on the attacked ship were rescued, sharing the information that 13 of the crew were Indian nationals and one was a Yemeni citizen.
Awliya did not provide information on who carried out the attack.
The National Resistance Forces, loyal to Tareq Saleh, nephew of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, are present in the region extending from the Red Sea in the country's southwest to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
HOUTHIS HAD STARTED A BLOCKADE
On July 20, the Iranian-backed Houthis announced that they had initiated an operation they described as a "maritime navigation ban," stating that Saudi Arabia was imposing a blockade on areas under its control in Yemen.
On the evening of July 22, the Houthis claimed they had targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles and drones, and that fires broke out on the ships as a result of the attacks.
The Houthis have controlled the capital Sanaa and several other cities and provinces since September 2014.