A Greek-operated container ship that was struck by a Houthi missile off the coast of Yemen on Saturday has arrived safely in Djibouti, the company confirmed on Monday. The attack, the first of its kind in two weeks, resulted in no injuries or oil spills.

The Iranian-backed Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attack on Sunday, stating that they had targeted the Liberian-flagged MV Grotton in the Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles. This marked the first Houthi attack on maritime shipping routes since Israel retaliated with an airstrike on the port of Hodeidah on July 20th.

Konpalc Ship Management Corporation, the company operating the vessel, confirmed in a statement on Monday that the MV Grotton was hit by a missile approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen while en route from Dubai to Jeddah, according to Reuters.

The company explained that the ship's course was altered to Djibouti, where it arrived on Sunday. They emphasized that there were "no reports of injuries or pollution, and there was no oil spill due to the strike. The safety of the crew was the top priority."

Konpalc stated that a "full assessment of the damage... will be carried out, followed by necessary repair work." They also revealed that a fire broke out in the cargo holds that were hit and in the containers on the main deck after the strike, which was extinguished by the crew.

The attack marks the end of a brief lull in Houthi attacks following the Israeli strike on Hodeidah, which occurred a day after the group launched a drone attack on Tel Aviv.

Houthi militants, designated as a terrorist group by several countries, have been targeting international shipping lanes near Yemen since November 2023.

These attacks have triggered retaliatory strikes by the United States and Britain, disrupting global trade as shipping companies have been forced to reroute their vessels away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal, opting for the longer route around the southern tip of Africa via the Cape of Good Hope.