# Houthi missile attack kills 6 on cargo ship in Red Sea 2026-08-12T07:52:23+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have killed six people in their first deadly attack on a vessel since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on 28 February. The Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a cargo ship south of the port of Mocha, setting it ablaze. Four crew members, three Pakistanis and one Indonesian, died in the initial strike; a second missile then targeted rescuers, killing two members of the government-allied National Resistance Forces, the Yemeni coast guard said. Ten others were injured. The Houthis claimed the ship was carrying Saudi military equipment, but Yemen’s internationally recognised government said it was a commercial vessel carrying food. Maritime sources identified the ship as the Tihamah, sailing under a Tanzanian flag with an Egyptian operator. The attack comes after a years-long truce in Yemen’s civil war collapsed last month. Pakistan has condemned the strike and its interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - thehindu.com Tags: cargo ship attack, Houthi rebels, Iran, Maritime security, Red Sea, Yemen civil war Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/houthi-missile-kills-6-on-red-sea-cargo-ship-yemen-says/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/houthi-missile-kills-6-on-red-sea-cargo-ship-yemen-says/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.