Missiles from rebel-held Yemen miss a ship loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have missed a commercial tanker carrying jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, That’s according to two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. An American warship shot down a suspected Houthi drone flying in its direction during the incident. The officials said no one was hurt in the attack Wednesday. The ship that was targeted, the oil and chemical tanker Marshall Islands-flagged Ardmore Encounter, was traveling north toward the Suez Canal in the Red Sea. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the attack.