Red Sea: Missile attack on oil tanker in Red Sea, fire breaks out; Houthi rebels suspected of attacking

A Greek oil tanker was attacked in the Red Sea on Wednesday. The tanker caught fire due to the attack but there were no casualties. The crew left the tanker after the fire broke out. Yemen's Houthi rebels are suspected of this attack. This is the most damaging attack in the Red Sea in recent weeks.

The attackers fired at the tanker from close range

In this attack, the attackers who came on a boat fired at the tanker from close range. This firing set the tanker on fire. Shortly after this, four drones or missiles hit the tanker. This caused a fire in the tanker and the crew was forced to leave the tanker to save their lives.

The attack took place here

This attack took place in the sea 140 kilometers away from Yemen's port city of Hodeida. Greece's Shipping Ministry has named the tanker as Sounion. Its crew had 25 people and it was going from Iraq to Cyprus. The sea route on which this attack took place is one of the major routes in the world.