With the most recent rocket attack on a British-operated Greek-owned bulker on Thursday, Yemen’s Houthis have threatened to keep attacking vessels in the Red Sea.

The Yemeni group have claimed responsibility for the attack on Helikon Shipping Enterprises’ supramax Lycavitos in the Gulf of Aden.

The Yemeni group says that ‘appropriate naval missiles’ were used on the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier and that the strikes were direct.

Maritime security specialists Ambrey said vessels transiting near the incident reported hearing “rocket attack” over VHF channel 16.