AP reported that the ship was drifting and on fire about 225 kilometers off the coast of Hodeidah, a port city in Yemen held by the country’s Houthi rebels.

An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea. It sparked a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel.

The crew of the Hong Kong-flagged container ship ASL Bauhinia have left the vessel following a fire, according a Tuesday report by Reuters. The cause of the fire, which occurred Tuesday, remains unclear.