Maersk says one of its vessels targeted near Gulf of Aden

Shipping giant Maersk said one of its vessels was targeted by a flying object near the Gulf of Aden early on Tuesday.

No injuries to the crew or damage to the ship were reported on the Maersk Sentosa vessel, the shipping giant told Reuters.

The captain of an unnamed merchant ship reported an explosion close to the vessel off the coast of Yemen, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.

Yemen's Houthi movement has launched drone and missile attacks on global shipping in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Gulf of Aden since November, as an act of solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli bombardment.