The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Tuesday that Yemeni Houthi militants may have sunk a ship in the Red Sea.

Tutor, owned by the Greeks. The ship was hit by a missile and a remote-controlled boat laden with explosives on June 12, and it had taken on water.

In a recent security update, UKMTO stated that "military authorities have reported maritime debris and oil sighted at the last reported location of (Tutor)."

No comment could be made immediately by the manager of Tutor.

Unknown crewmember believed to have been in Tutor's engines at the time the attack took place.

The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels since November. They claim that they are doing so in solidarity with Palestinians living in Gaza.

Rubymar, a UK-owned ship, sank on the Red Sea 2nd March about two weeks after being damaged by an attack from Houthi.

UKMTO reported the sinking of Tutor a week ago, after the Houthis severely damaged the Tutor (a Liberia flagged coal carrier) and the Palau flagged Verbena which was carrying wood construction materials.

The Verbena's sailors were evacuated when they couldn't contain the fire that was caused by the attack. The Verbena, which is currently drifting in Gulf of Aden, is vulnerable to sinking and further attacks.

In separate attacks, the Houthis also captured another vessel in November and killed three sailors.

Iran-backed militants' drones and missile attacks have forced shipping companies to divert ships away from the Suez Canal shortcut trade route to the longer route through Africa. This has disrupted global trade, causing delays and increasing costs. U.S.-led forces conducted airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah International Airport, and Kamaran Island off the Red Sea near the port of Salif in apparent retaliation to last week's attacks by ships.