UK ship sinking in Red Sea after Houthi attack drifts north - as US Navy offer help
The UK-registered Rubymar cargo vessel appears to be drifting north as new video shows it barely afloat after a Houthi attack.
Satellite images and locations shared by authorities reveal its movements in the Red Sea over the past nine days.
The Belize-flagged ship Rubymar was hit by a Houthi missile in the Bab al Mandeb Strait on Sunday 18 February.
Its last transmitted position was on the day of the attack. Since then, it has moved around 70 kilometres north.
A navigational warning to other ships in the area says the Rubymar is unmanned and drifting. The warning also says it is unlit.
The ship's owner Blue Fleet Group told Sky News the US Navy has offered to help tow the vessel to the nearest port that would accept it, but added that negotiations are ongoing.
The Rubymar is carrying 22,000 tonnes of fertiliser that is believed to be volatile
