Aden, Sept. 29 -- A Dutch-flagged cargo ship was struck by a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi group while sailing in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, leaving two crew members injured, a government official told Xinhua.
An official with the government's Coast Guard forces, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identified the vessel as Minervagracht and said it came under attack around 2:00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) while transiting the international shipping lane in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen.
He confirmed that at least one missile directly hit the ship, sparking a fire on board and wounding two of the 19-member crew. The injured sailors were in need of urgent medical evacuation, he added.
The crew was forced to abandon the vessel after t...