A 20-year-old Star Bulk Carriers panamax that was once the target of a Houthi attack has reportedly scored what one shipbroker described as a strong price in a secondhand sale.

Brokers in the US and UK reported that the New York-listed shipowner has sold the 76,500-dwt Star Iris (built 2004) for $13.1m.

That is more than the estimates of $11.6m