Two missiles fired off the coast of Yemen towards a tanker in the Red Sea have caused explosions, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has said.

A Panama-flagged, Indian-affiliated oil tanker, positioned approximately 60 nautical miles from Yemen's city of Al Hudaydah, reported an sighting explosions and missiles a few miles from its position.

UKMTO added another explosion at sea was seen around 0.5 nautical miles from the tanker.

Security Company Ambrey also reported that no damage has been caused and the crew on the tanker are safe.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.