Oil tanker on fire in Red Sea after strike claimed by Houthis

Houthi fighters during a rally against the US government designating Houthis as a terror group and against the US-UK air strikes (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman )

An oil tanker is on fire off the coast of Yemen after a missile strike claimed by the Houthis.

Multinational firm Trafigura said the safety of crew on the Marlin Luanda, a vessel operated on its behalf, is its “foremost priority”.