Yemen’s Houthis announced today that they had hit the Rubymar ship in the Gulf of Aden, which is in danger of sinking, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement. The ship is flying the flag of Belize.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said earlier that a missile hit the ship traveling through Bab al-Madeb, the strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. forcing the crew to abandon it.

Based on vessel tracking data from MarineTraffic.com, analyzed by the AR agency, the vessel was identified as the Rubymar.

The pro-Iranian Houthis are carrying out attacks on ships bound to the US, the UK and Israel in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. London and Washington responded by striking Houthi targets.