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The crew of a ship that was holed in an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been evacuated and the vessel is drifting in the Red Sea, a security agency said on Friday. The MV Tutor was abandoned after it was struck by a sea drone off rebel-held Hodeida on Wednesday, causing serious flooding, in the latest in a series of Houthi attacks. The Iran-backed rebels have been attacking the vital sea lane since shortly after the start of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza in support of the Palestinians, forcing much marine traffic into lengthy detours. “The crew of the vessel has been evacuated by military au…

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