A small cargo ship was attacked in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, 11 August, with three crew members reportedly killed in the incident. The Tanzania-flagged Tihamah was targeted while sailing from Salalah, Oman, via Djibouti, according to Yemeni coast guard sources and government military officials cited by Reuters. The Yemeni sources attributed the attack to the Iran-aligned Houthis. However, the group had not claimed responsibility for the incident at the time of reporting. Two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national were reportedly killed in the attack. Meanwhile, maritime security sources said a small cargo vessel was believed to have been targeted in the Red Sea. However, they said the fate of the crew remained unclear. Attack comes amid renewed Red Sea security concerns If the reported fatalities are confirmed, they would be the first deaths in a Houthi attack on a vessel since the latest Middle East conflict began following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran at the end of February. The incident comes amid renewed security concerns for commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month. The group said the move was a response to what it described as a Saudi siege of Yemen. Saudi Arabia has denied imposing a siege on Yemen. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a key maritime chokepoint connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and a critical route for international shipping. What Houthis re-activation could cause? The post Cargo ship attacked in Bab el-Mandeb, three crew reportedly killed appeared first on Container News .