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A Cameroonian-flagged ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden, with one sailor missing and another aboard the abandoned burning tanker.

Officials warn the vessel could explode as it’s loaded with liquefied petroleum gas. Britain says it was hit by a projectile; the EU calls it an accident.

The incident comes amid Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor, though the rebels haven’t claimed responsibility for any strike in this case.

DUBAI — A Cameroonian-flagged ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after possibly being struck by a projectile, officials said, with at least one sailor missing and another still probably aboard the burning tank

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