According to the rebel group's military spokesman, Yahya Sari, the operation consisted of two attacks, the first of which was against two cargo ships loaded with military equipment.
The second was launched against a ship that had violated an order banning rebels from accessing the port.
Sari shared a statement on Houthi social media, highlighting that both attacks were precise and carried out with unmanned aerial vehicles.
However, the Yemeni group did not provide further information about the ships attacked or when the operation took place.
Also this morning, the Houthis reported three other attacks against merchant ships, two in the Red Sea and another against an American ship in the Arabian Sea, for allegedly violating the Yemeni rebels' order not to go to Israel under the his support for the Palestinian cause.
The Houthi group, which has controlled the Yemeni capital, Sana, and other areas in the north and west of the country since 2015, has since mid-November launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea to harm Israel economically, in response to the war in the Gaza Strip.
These actions caused serious disruptions to world maritime trade, which led the United States and the United Kingdom to intervene militarily in Yemen, with the help of other countries in the region.
Shiite rebels recently announced the expansion of operations into the Indian Ocean.
The actions of the Houthis forced many shipowners to suspend passage through the Red Sea shipping routes.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), shipping of containers through the Red Sea decreased by almost 30% in one year.
At war for more than a decade, Yemen is considered the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula.
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