attack by Houthis

London, Jan 27, An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile as reported by media sources. The Yemeni movement said it targetted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening, BBC reported. Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of the ship's cargo tanks and firefighting equipment was being used to contain it. US officials told the BBC's US partner CBS that the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal. The…