UK Navy reports second missile strike on ship off Yemen coast

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has said that a merchant ship attacked from Yemen earlier on May 28 was subjected to another rocket attack and received new damage.

The incident occurred in the Red Sea 33 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni port of Moha, TASS reports, citing the UK Navy's Maritime Trade Coordination Centre.

"Captain of merchant vessel reports another missile strike. The vessel has received new damage. The crew is safe and the vessel is on its way to the destination port. Coalition forces are investigating the circumstances of the incident," the centre said in a distributed document.