Another cargo ship comes under attack in Red Sea

Houthi rebels have targeted ships (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP)

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship has come under fire in the Red Sea, with two security guards on board reportedly hurt and two others missing in an assault that followed Yemen’s Houthi rebels purportedly sinking another vessel.

The assault followed the Houthis saying the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier Magic Seas sank on Monday after being attacked with drones, missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire on Sunday, forcing its crew of 22 to abandon the vessel.