US and UK forces carried out a further series of strikes at the weekend on Houthi targets in Yemen being used to attack commercial shipping the Red Sea.

US military say that two missiles fired by Houthi rebels at the container ship Koi on 1 February failed to reach their target.

Houthi militia are increasingly targeting US and UK-owned vessels transiting the Red Sea with at least three ships from the two countries hit by missiles in the last two weeks, while several others have come under fire.

US-flagged Maersk vessel was targeted by Houthi missiles in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday.

The US and UK launched further strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen and refuted claims of a successful attack on a US heavy lift vessel.

A Genco Shipping & Trading bulker is the latest vessel to be hit by a drone strike in the Red Sea.

Attacks by Houthi militia on vessels transiting the Red Sea continued on Tuesday with a Greek-owned vessels hit by a missile.

A bulker owned by US-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping has been struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile according to US Central Command (US Centcom).

A fire on board the container ship Stride has claimed the lives of two crew and a third was airlifted to hospital early on Monday morning, there were no other injuries reported.