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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire broke out on Friday A Greek-flagged tanker Previously suffered Yemeni Houthi rebels This week, authorities said the ship now appeared to be floating in the Red Sea.
It is not yet clear what happened to the tanker Sounion, which was reportedly abandoned by its crew and left at anchor on Thursday.
The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the fire. It is suspected that the rebels returned and attacked at least one other vessel, which was later sunk, as part of their months-long campaign against Red Sea shipping. Israel-Hamas War The attack disrupted the trade route, through which $1 trillion worth of goods normally pass each year.
The British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported the fire in an advisory to mariners late Friday.
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