Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthis sinks in Red Sea, 10 of 25 mostly Filipino crew rescued
Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels ‘kidnapped’ them
Rescuers searched on Thursday for more than a dozen crew members who went missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea as the United States alleged the group may “have kidnapped” those on board.
The Houthis released dramatic footage of the sinking of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned Eternity C, which the rebels targeted with gunfire and explosive drones for hours, killing at least three crew members.
Meanwhile, a new possible ceasefire in that war – as well as the future of talks between the US and Iran over Tehran’s battered nuclear programme – remain in the balance. The Houthis said that they fired a missile at Israel on Thursday morning, which the Israeli military said that it intercepted.
A statement from the European Union naval mission in the Red Sea said the crew of the Eternity C included 22 sailors, among them 21 Filipinos and one Russian, as well as a three-member security team. Rescuers on Wednesday recovered five Filipinos and one Indian. On Thursday, four more people were rescued, bringing the total to 10.