Yemen's Houthi militants struck a Palau-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden on June 13. The Iran-aligned group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea also confirmed the hit.

According to US Central Command, the Houthi strike on Verbena sparked a fire and injured one of her crew members. While the crew fought the fire, an aircraft from the US Navy's Philippine Sea warship evacuated the injured mariner to a partner force ship.

CENTCOM also said, the vessel, loaded with wood construction material, was sailing to Italy at the time of the attack.

Editor's note: Reuters reports that: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday the crew of a Palau-flagged cargo ship had been evacuated and the ship was on fire and sinking

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