Chinese-Owned Tanker, Which Was Hit By Houthi Missile In Red Sea, Now En Route to India

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A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked off Yemen by ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US military said. The Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated Huang Pu issued a distress call but did not request assistance. “No casualties were reported, and the vessel resumed its course,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Sunday. The Iran-backed rebels, who control much of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, have launched dozens of missile and drone strikes on shipping over the past four months, actions they say are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza....