MANILA/LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - The crew of a

Greek-owned vessel damaged in an attack by Yemeni Houthi

militants has been evacuated, and the abandoned ship is drifting

in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

said on Friday.

One sailor from Tutor, the Liberia-flagged coal carrier,

remains missing, officials in the Philippines said.

The attack near the Yemeni port of Hodeidah on Wednesday

caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room and left

Tutor unable to manoeuvre.

Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for the missile

attack on Tutor and another vessel, Verbena, in the Gulf of

Aden, over the past days.

The Houthis have made dozens of drone and missile strikes on

ships in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of

Aden since November, saying they are acting in solidarity with

Palestinians in the Gaza war. They have sunk one ship, seized

another vessel and killed three seafarers in separate attacks.

"This situation cannot go on," International Maritime

Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a

statement condemning the attacks.

Tutor's 22 crew members are mostly Filipino, Hans Cacdac,

the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers secretary, told a

press conference in Manila.

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr said the

country's authorities were coordinating with the UKMTO to take

the crew members to Djibouti and bring them home.

The missing crew member was believed to be trapped in the

engine room, maritime sources said.

"We are still ... trying to account for the particular

seafarer in that ship. We are praying we could find him," Cacdac

said.

The ship's Athens-based manager Evalend Shipping has not

responded to Reuters' requests for comment.

Tsavliris Salvage Group has been assigned to tow the ship,

which is carrying 80,000 tonnes of coal, a source with knowledge

of the matter told Reuters. The project will involve two

vessels. The first is expected to reach Tutor on Monday morning

and the second on Tuesday evening.

The Houthis' air and sea assaults have disrupted global

shipping, causing delays and costs to cascade through supply

chains. At least 65 countries and major energy and shipping

companies - including Shell, BP, Maersk

and Cosco - have been affected, according to a

report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

INTERCARGO, which represents dry cargo ship owners, urged

states to enhance maritime security in the area.

"We demand that all involved parties cease their deliberate

and targeted attacks on innocent seafarers with immediate

effect," it said.