00:02Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday that they hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea.
00:08The attack occurred 63 nautical miles west of the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
00:13The United Kingdom maritime trade organization said no casualties have been reported.
00:39Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have attacked Saudi tankers in recent weeks
00:45as they pursue a maritime blockade of the Babelman Depth Strait.
00:49Riyadh has since launched airstrikes on Houthi military positions and infrastructure.
00:54The Babelman Depth Strait, which connects the Southern Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean,
01:00carries roughly 12% of global maritime trade.
01:03Riyadh announced last month a new multinational maritime defense coalition
01:07with 14 countries to protect Red Sea shipping.
