Under Fire

A Japanese chemical tanker came under fire in the Red Sea near Yemen Wednesday, but no one was injured and the ship remains operational, vessel owner Tokyo Marine Co. said Thursday.

A rocket-propelled grenade launched from a small high-speed boat hit low on the Ginga Bobcat’s bridge, a spokesman at Tokyo Marine said. A transport ministry official said it left a 10-centimeter hole.

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