<p>United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that the captain and crew of a vessel 96 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Nishtun were forced to abandon ship after it suffered flooding that could not be contained.</p><p>The crew has been recovered by an assisting ship while the abandoned ship remains adrift, it added.</p><p>UKMTO earlier reported that it had received a report of a distress call from the vessel and that it was investigating the incident.</p><p>Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has been launching drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes since November, saying that it acts in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza.</p>
<p>United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that the captain and crew of a vessel 96 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Nishtun were forced to abandon ship after it suffered flooding that could not be contained.</p><p>The crew has been recovered by an assisting ship while the abandoned ship remains adrift, it added.</p><p>UKMTO earlier reported that it had received a report of a distress call from the vessel and that it was investigating the incident.</p><p>Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has been launching drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes since November, saying that it acts in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza.</p>