Maritime security firms launch mission to save crew of Greek vessel hit by Houthis, sources say

ATHENS (Reuters) -Maritime security firms launched a mission on Wednesday to evacuate the crew of the Greek-operated Eternity C vessel hit by Houthi militants off Yemen two days ago, sources close to the mission told Reuters.

Eternity C, with 22 crew members – 21 Filipinos and one Russian – on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats on Monday, the second assault by Houthi militants in a day after months of calm.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis; Editing by Jan Harvey)