Sounion Oil Tanker Attacked
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•Oil tanker ablaze and adrift in Red Sea after multiple attacks
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Greek -owned and flagged oil tanker Sounion is on fire and adrift in Red Sea .
It was first hit by gunfire from two small boats which approached it early on Wednesday .
Later, the ship was struck by three unidentified projectiles, which sparked a fire onboard.
There were no reports of injuries among its 25 crew.
No group has yet said it was behind the attacks, but Yemen ’s Iran -backed Houthi movement has repeatedly targeted commercial shipping.
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