LONDON — The United
Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) reported Monday that the
Houthis sunk a ship traveling in the Red Sea, south of the port city of Mukha
in Yemen. It is the first time since the start of
Israel's war on Gaza that a
crew had to abandon their ship because of the Houthis, according to media
reports.
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Initial reports stated
that there were no casualties in the incident, and military officials who were
in the area provided the crew with assistance. A report by the Al-Jazeera
network, which is based on a source in the field of shipping in Yemen, stated that
Ansar Allah forces, or the Houthis in Yemen, attacked a British ship near
Bab Al-Mandab. The source added that the ship was significantly damaged, which
caused it to stop in the water, and that the crew called for help.
After the initial
reports, the spokesman of the Houthi army, Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility
for the incident. According to him, the Houthi forces attacked the British ship
Rubymar in the
Gulf of Aden with several missiles. According to him, the ship
was badly damaged, its crew got out safely and it is in danger of sinking. Sky
News in Arabic reported that the ship had sunk.
Sources gave the
Lebanese Al-Mayadeen channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, more details
about the events. According to them, the ship was carrying ammonia and, after
it was attacked, attempts were made to save it, but it caught fire and began to
sink. The sources said that the ship "was attacked with a precise and new
weapon that has not been revealed until now."
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