An oil tanker was left adrift and ablaze following an attack in the Red Sea.

• A fire broke out on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion after it sustained "minor damage" during strikes off the Yemeni coast.
• The vessel was left adrift in the Red Sea.
• The attack was condemned by Greece's Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy Christos Stylianides as a "flagrant violation of the rules of international law."

The Greek-flagged oil tanker was left adrift and ablaze in the Red Sea after strikes off the Yemeni coast, according to Greek and U.K. authorities.

On Wednesday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a fire had occurred on a tanker, resulting in the loss of engine power and the vessel being "out of command." This happened after a gunfire attack from two small boats approximately 77 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port Hodeidah, which is controlled by the Houthi militant group. The UKMTO did not disclose the names of the vessels or the individuals responsible for the incident.

The oil tanker Sounion was named by Greece's shipping minister Christos Stylianides, who condemned the attack as a "serious threat to the safety of international navigation" and a "flagrant violation of the rules of international law."

All 25 crew members of the vessels are safe, the minister added.

Delta Tanker, a Greek operator, confirmed that the vessel in its fleet, Sounion, sustained "minor damage" after being involved in a "hostile incident" in the Red Sea.

Delta Tankers announced that the crew and vessel are safe and unharmed. The vessel is currently drifting while the crew evaluates the damage before continuing on its journey.

According to MarineTraffic data, the vessel last called at Iraq's crude-loading Basrah terminal.

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