Cargo ship attacked off Yemen coast in Red Sea

British military reports attack on cargo ship off Yemen in the Red Sea. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported the attack off Yemen, saying the ship reported being "under attack by unknown armed assailants."

The UKMTO said authorities were investigating.

No group immediately claimed the attack.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened to begin attacking ships again, though they have not carried out attacks. A Houthi spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Somali pirates have been active further away in the Gulf of Aden recently, as well.