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Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday stated they focused two tankers within the Crimson Sea with missiles and drones after a British safety company reported a number of assaults within the troubled waterway.
In an announcement on social media platform X, Houthi navy spokesperson Yahya Saree recognized the 2 ships as BENTLEY I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker, and the CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker.
The BENTLEY I used to be attacked with “drone boats, unmanned aerial autos, and ballistic missiles”, whereas the CHIOS LION was focused with uncrewed floor vessels, Saree stated.
They had been focused as a result of their house owners had used Israeli ports, in accordance with the insurgent spokesperson.
Earlier on Monday, the UK Maritime Commerce Operations reported two separate incidents within the Crimson Sea.
A ship crusing southwest of the port metropolis of Hodeidah got here below assault from three small vessels, two of which had three folks every on board, UKMTO stated.
The third skiff was unmanned, in accordance with the company, which is run by Britain’s Royal Navy.
The “unmanned small craft collided with the vessel twice and the 2 manned small craft fired on the vessel”, UKMTO stated.
“After quarter-hour, the small craft aborted the assault. The vessel and crew are reported protected and the vessel is continuing to its subsequent port of name.”
The identical ship later reported 4 missiles exploding in “shut proximity”, UKMTO stated, including that the strikes didn’t trigger any accidents or injury.
British maritime safety agency Ambrey additionally reported the assault, saying the service provider vessel had a personal armed safety workforce on board.
In a separate incident on Monday, an uncrewed floor vessel “impacted” a service provider vessel 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah, UKMTO stated.
The assault prompted “some injury and lightweight smoke”, it stated, including that “the vessel and crew are reported protected and continuing to subsequent port of name”.
Houthi drone and missile strikes have taken place regardless of the deployment of Western naval forces to guard ships within the Crimson Sea, a significant waterway for international commerce.
Since January, the USA and Britain have carried out repeated retaliatory strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
On Sunday, the US navy’s Central Command (CENTCOM) stated its forces destroyed a number of Houthi drones.
“These actions had been taken to guard freedom of navigation and make worldwide waters safer and safer,” it stated in a submit on social media platform X.
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