Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers.

The US embassy in Yemen said Wednesday that the Houthi group kidnapped the crew of a cargo ship in the Red Sea after attacking it. “After killing their shipmates, sinking their ship and hampering rescue efforts, the Houthi terrorists have kidnapped many surviving crew members of the Eternity C,” the embassy said in a statement on X.

DUBAI: Five seafarers have been rescued after a cargo ship was attacked and sunk off rebel-held Yemen, maritime monitors said on Wednesday (Jul 9), as a search continues for the remaining crew. The Eternity C,