Ray Car Carriers and Ray Shipping could not immediately be reached for comment outside business hours.
Japan’s Nippon Yusen 9101.T, also known as NYK, said the company has formed a task force to gather more information, including the safety of the 25 crew, who are based in the Philippines, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Are from Romania and Mexico. The ship, a car carrier, was heading from Europe to India without any cargo, a spokesman said.
Last week, the Houthi leadership said their forces would launch further attacks on Israel and that they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
A defense official said the US is monitoring the situation.