Yemeni opposition fighters have fired a missile at an Emirati ship near the Bab al-Mandab strait, injuring a crewman, the coalition said Thursday (June 15th), marking the latest incident in the strategic waters.
The coalition did not name the vessel or say whether it was civilian or military, AFP reported.
The vessel was leaving the port of Mokha, in Yemen's south-west, when the attack occurred but the ship itself was not damaged, the coalition said.
The Houthis (Ansarallah) control northern Yemen and seized the capital Sanaa in September 2014, supported by members of the security forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
In a statement on their Sabanews.net press agency, the Houthis claimed the attack against the "warship" and said it took place on Tuesday (June 13th) evening.
Coalition-backed forces supporting the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi took back Mokha from the Houthis in February.
The historic port is just north of the Bab al-Mandab strait which links the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean and is vital to global trade.
