UAE-Flagged Cargo Ship Carrying Medical Equipment Hijacked by Houthi Movement, Arab Coalition Says

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, chant slogans during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 16, 2015. Hani Mohammed/AP Photo

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, according to TV channel Al Arabiya.

The cargo ship Rawabi is carrying medical equipment for a Saudi hospital on Socotra Island, according to Al Arabiya, citing an Arab coalition spokesperson.