ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government forces said Tuesday they had rescued all 14 crew members of a cargo ship that sank after being attacked by an explosives-laden boat in the Red Sea off Yemen's western coast.
The government-affiliated National Resistance Forces (NRF) said in a statement that coast guard and naval units carried out a joint operation for the crew of the vessel FAIZE NOORE OLIYA after it was attacked about 13 nautical miles south of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah.
The statement did not specify when the attack occurred.
All 14 people aboard, 13 Indian sailors and one Yemeni sailor, were rescued and taken to safety, the statement said, adding that they received medical assistance and no casualties were reported.
The NRF blamed Yemen's Houthi group for the attack, while the Houthis have yet to comment.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of the country's north. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in the conflict in 2015 to support the internationally recognized Yemeni government. ■
