Two sailors dead in Houthi attack, US confirms

A US official confirmed that a Houthi attack on the freighter True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden resulted in the deaths of at least two sailors.

According to the BBC, the Barbados-flagged True Confidence was drifting with a fire on board after being hit at about 09:30 GMT on Wednesday. Some crew abandoned the ship and others were reported missing after the missile attack. 

Prior to Wednesday's incident, the True Confidence was intercepted by a group identifying as the "Yemeni navy", which instructed the vessel to alter its course, according to maritime security firm Ambrey, BBC reported.

Yemen's Houthi movement has not yet commented.