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.

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The chief executive of Blue Fleet Group Roy Khoury said on Monday there is a “small fuel leakage” which they are attempting to fix before towing it.

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The group is looking at bringing in a work ship that will attempt to close the hole caused by the Houthi missile, Khoury added.

The 24 crew members were forced to abandon the ship on the day of the attack. The crew were from Syria, Egypt, India and the Philippines. They were rescued by the Djibouti Port Authority

The Houthis claimed last week that they had sunk the boat.

US, UK and other allies have been carrying out air strikes on Houthi military targets across Yemen over the past month.

The counter-attacks have not appeared to diminish the fighters’ campaign against shipping in the region, which they say is to show support for the Palestinians over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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