During the Red Sea crisis, on 6 March 2024, at around 12:30 p.m. AST, True Confidence was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) southwest of Aden, Yemen, after individuals claiming to be the Yemeni Navy hailed the vessel over radio for approximately 30 minutes and ordered her to alter her course.

[6][7] United States Central Command imagery shows significant damage to the aft port quarter of the crew spaces below the level of the deck cargo.

[6] This indicates that the ship had indeed turned around and was on a south east course when the missiles struck at around 02:00UTC[dubious – discuss], two hours after the initial VHF radio contact was reported to the Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata.

[15][8][16] At the time of the attack, the vessel was carrying a cargo of steel products and trucks from Lianyungang, China to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Aqaba, Jordan.

[6] The vessel's owners, the company True Confidence Shipping, is registered in Liberia, and she is operated by the Greece-based organization Third January Maritime.