Houthi militants claimed to have attacked another merchant ship in the Red Sea, serving as a reminder of the threat they pose to a vital trade artery.
The Houthis’ armed forces’ spokesman said in a televised speech that a vessel called the CMA CGM Tage was attacked after ignoring warnings. In response, French container shipping giant CMA CGM SA said “the vessel did not suffer any incident” and was sailing through the Red Sea toward Alexandria, at the northern end of Egypt’s Suez Canal.