Five crew members have been rescued from a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea after a suspected attack from Yemen’s Houthi group, according to a maritime monitor. The attack is so far known to have killed at least three sailors out of the 22-member crew and wounded two.

“Five crew members have been rescued and searches continue for those remaining,” it added. Yesterday, the European Union force patrolling the Red Sea told AFP that three people were killed and at least two injured – including a Russian electrician who lost a leg – in the attack on the Eternity C.

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said Tuesday. The attack on the Greek-owned Eternity C follows the Houthis claiming they attacked another vessel on Sunday in the Red Sea,