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Oil tanker hit by missile off Yemen: security firm

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Rubymar ship submerged in the Red Sea on March 7, five days after it began sinking. It was hit by a Houthi missile earlier in February. [AFP]

A crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen's rebel-held city of Mokha overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, maritime security firm Ambrey said Saturday.

"A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker was reportedly 'attacked'" about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mokha, Ambrey said, adding that information "indicated the vessel was hit by a missile and that there was a fire in the steering gear flat".

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