The coastguard rescued the crew of an Indian-flagged commercial ship that sank in the Red Sea on Tuesday after an attack, a local official in the Yemeni city of Mokha said, with New Delhi condemning the “unprovoked” aggression.Yemen’s internationally recognised government blamed the Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, according to the official Saba news agency.Last month, the Houthis declared a Red Sea maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude, and have since claimed several attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure.
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Indian ship sinks in Red Sea after attack near Yemen
An Indian-flagged commercial ship sank in the Red Sea on Tuesday following an attack. The ship's crew was rescued by the coastguard.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-04 · 19:34 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Indian-flagged commercial ship sank in the Red Sea on Tuesday following an attack. The ship's crew was rescued by the coastguard. New Delhi has condemned the aggression as "unprovoked." Yemen's internationally recognized government, according to the official Saba news agency, blamed the Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the attack. This incident occurs after the Houthis declared a Red Sea maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia last month and have since claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure.
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New Delhi condemned the attack as 'unprovoked' aggression.
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The Houthis declared a Red Sea maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia last month.
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Yemen's internationally recognised government blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the attack.
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The crew of the Indian ship were rescued.
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An Indian-flagged commercial ship sank in the Red Sea after an attack.
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