Ship attacked, takes on water in Red Sea off coast of Yemen

A ship came under attack on May 28 in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. 

Few other details were immediately available about the attack, reported by the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre. It happened off the port city of Hodeidah in the southern Red Sea, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links it to the Gulf of Aden. 

The private security firm Ambrey said the vessel reported by radio of having “sustained damage to the cargo hold and was taking on water.” It said it had been targeted in a missile attack. 

The location of the attack corresponded to the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Laax. The vessel reported being heading to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. 

The Laax is managed by the Grehel Ship Management of Piraeus, Greece. A man who answered the phone at Grehel declined to answer questions about the attack and an emailed request for comment was not returned.