In a statement on social network support, according to AFP.
CENTCOM and the British Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a fire broke out on the Huang Pu but was extinguished within 30 minutes. UKMTO added that the incident occurred 23 nautical miles west of Yemen's Mokha port.
“There were no reports of casualties and the ship continued its voyage,” CENTCOM confirmed.
Also according to CENTCOM, Houthi launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles in the Red Sea near the Huang Pu ship before the fifth one hit the ship. "The Houthis attacked MV Huang even though they had previously announced they would not attack Chinese ships," CENTCOM emphasized.
This photo taken on March 23.3 shows the Rubymar cargo ship partially submerged off the coast of Yemen, after a Houthi missile attack.
CENTCOM added that after the attack on the Huang Pu ship, US forces engaged six drones launched by the Houthis. Of these, five crashed into the Red Sea and the sixth flew into an area controlled by Houthi in Yemen.
There is currently no information on the reaction of the Houthis as well as China to the above accusations and statements by CENTCOM.
The Houthis have vowed to target Israeli, British and American ships, as well as ships heading to Israeli ports, disrupting traffic along the vital Red Sea trade route.
The United States, which leads an international coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea, has been attacking Houthi targets in Yemen since mid-January.
