The Houthis said Wednesday that they were responsible for another attack on a Saudi oil tanker, escalating their stated campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The group presented the incident as its eighth attack involving a Saudi tanker.
The claim emerged alongside a new alert from UK Maritime Trade Operations, known as UKMTO, concerning a separate explosion near a tanker. The warning added to maritime security concerns in the region, although the available information did not establish whether the two incidents were connected.
The reported tanker attack and the UKMTO notice point to continuing risks for vessels operating through the Red Sea. Details about the damage, casualties and circumstances of the separate explosion were not included in the available report.
