Houthis claim attack on vessel that caught fire near Aden

The Houthis in Yemen have said its naval forces targeted "the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda" in the Gulf of Aden, causing a fire to break out.

They used "a number of appropriate naval missiles, the strike was direct", Yahya Sarea, a spokesperson for the group, said in a statement.

Earlier, the UK maritime security firm Ambrey said that a vessel caught fire as a result of a missile hitting the ship.