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Houthi missile strike kills three civilian mariners, U.S. says

The attack, which injured four others and badly damaged their cargo ship, marked the first known fatalities in the militants’ campaign targeting commercial vessels off Yemen

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Updated March 6, 2024 at 7:59 p.m. EST|Published March 6, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. EST
The MV True Confidence in Ravenna, Italy, in 2022. (Dario Bonazza/Reuters)
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A missile launched by Houthi militants in Yemen struck a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, killing three people and marking the first known fatalities in the group’s months-long campaign of violence against maritime traffic.

The missile struck the MV True Confidence at about 11:30 a.m. in Yemen, causing significant damage to the cargo ship, American military officials said. U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the region, said that at least four other civilian mariners were injured and that the crew had abandoned ship.