It arrived in Aden, Yemen on a Greek-flagged ship which had received two ballistic missiles that fell into the sea at a distance of 15 meters, resulting in “breaking a window”.

The bulk carrier Sea Champion with a crew of 23, includingi five Greeks, are “in good health»

According to Reuters news agency maritime and military sources, the ship was accidentally attacked in the Red Sea from the Houthi rebels.

The US Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Middle East (CENTCOM, “Central Command”) announced early today that the Houthis launched two ballistic missiless against surface ships (ASBMs) against the Sea Champion. He added via X (the former Twitter) that one of the missiles exploded “near the ship”, causing only “minor damage”.

Earlier, as reported by APE-MBE, the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy informed that the missile fell into the sea, at a distance of about 15 meters from the ship, as a result of which it simply “broke a window”.

The 23 crew members, includingi five Greeks, are “in good health“, according to the same source.

The Sea Champion, according to Reuters of American interests, which was carrying corn from Argentina to Aden, the seat of the internationally recognized government of Yemen, has docked and has begun unloading 9,229 tons. According to the CENTCOM statement, the ship has delivered humanitarian aid to Yemen 11 times in the past five years. Part of the cargo will then be transferred to the Houthi-controlled port of Hodaida to offload another 31,000 tonnes or so.

A Reuters source at the Hodaida Port Authority, who asked not to be named, said the attack on the Sea Champion was accidental.

The Houthis have so far not reacted publicly.

Danger to international shipping has risen sharply in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Madeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden since November, when Iran-backed Houthi rebels began launching drone and missile attacks on ships they say they “associate” with Israel, in “solidarity” with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The US and British armed forces responded by launching a series of raids against Houthi facilities and weapons, but this did not stop the rebels’ attacks.

In the meantime, concern continues to prevail over the fate of the Rubymar ship, anchored in the Gulf of Aden after being hit by missiles on Sunday. Its crew abandoned it, rescued by a passing vessel.

A US Department of Defense official assured that the Rubymar has not sunk.

At the same time, the French Ministry of Defense announced yesterday that two French frigates shot down two drones in the Red Sea as part of the US-led international operation “to protect international navigation”.

The European operation “Shields” which was approved by the EU foreign ministers on Monday in Brussels has the same purpose.

The Houthi attacks have forced many major shipping companies to suspend the passage of their ships through the strategic sea area, through which about 12% of world trade passes.