SWISS-HEADQUARTERED Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) says its container ship msc Sky II has been hit by a missile about 85 miles southeast of Aden and 170 miles east-southeast of the Bab al-Mandab Strait while it was sailing from Singapore to Djibouti.
'The missile caused a small fire that has been extinguished while no crew were injured,' MSC said in a statement.
The 1999-built, Liberia-flagged, 2,169 TEU MSC Sky II was the subject of two missile attacks reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations, according to UK's Lloyd's List.
The UKMTO said the ship's master reported two explosions. The first exploded a distance from the vessel's port quarter, while a second struck and damaged the ship.
The containership was continuing its voyage to Djibouti after being hit by the missile near Yemen's port city of Aden, its operator MSC said.
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Yemeni Houthi forces had attacked the Liberian-flagged MSC Sky II while it was en route to Djibouti.
'I am not aware that either Switzerland, Liberia or Djibouti have ever participated in any way in the ongoing conflict in Gaza,' Mr Crosetto said on X.
The attack is among the latest strikes by the Iran-aligned Houthis which have escalated since November. The Houthis have said they are targeting commercial ships in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
While the militia has said it would attack vessels with links to the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel, shipping industry sources said all ships were at risk.
MSC, one of the world's top container shipping groups, said on December 26 that the MSC United VIII was attacked while sailing through the Red Sea.
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'The missile caused a small fire that has been extinguished while no crew were injured,' MSC said in a statement.
The 1999-built, Liberia-flagged, 2,169 TEU MSC Sky II was the subject of two missile attacks reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations, according to UK's Lloyd's List.
The UKMTO said the ship's master reported two explosions. The first exploded a distance from the vessel's port quarter, while a second struck and damaged the ship.
The containership was continuing its voyage to Djibouti after being hit by the missile near Yemen's port city of Aden, its operator MSC said.
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Yemeni Houthi forces had attacked the Liberian-flagged MSC Sky II while it was en route to Djibouti.
'I am not aware that either Switzerland, Liberia or Djibouti have ever participated in any way in the ongoing conflict in Gaza,' Mr Crosetto said on X.
The attack is among the latest strikes by the Iran-aligned Houthis which have escalated since November. The Houthis have said they are targeting commercial ships in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
While the militia has said it would attack vessels with links to the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel, shipping industry sources said all ships were at risk.
MSC, one of the world's top container shipping groups, said on December 26 that the MSC United VIII was attacked while sailing through the Red Sea.
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