Two sailors dead after Houthis strike ship in Gulf of Aden, US says

Incident marks first fatalities of commercial shipping crew since militants began launching strikes off Yemen last year

Two sailors have died and six more have been injured after a Houthi missile attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, US officials have said – the first fatalities of crew of commercial shipping since the Houthis began launching strikes at ships in waters off Yemen last year.

The officials told US news agencies that the crew of the MV True Confidence had abandoned ship after the attack, which was claimed by the Houthis.