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Sanaa:
Yemen’s Houthi mentioned on Saturday that they attacked a Liberia-flagged container vessel for a second time within the newest motion towards industrial delivery within the Gulf of Aden.
Yemeni navy spokesperson Yahya Saree’s televised assertion didn’t specify when the most recent assault on the MV Groton passed off.
The UK Maritime Commerce Operations mentioned in an advisory observe that two missiles exploded on Friday in shut proximity to the vessel, 130 nautical miles east of Yemen’s Aden. It mentioned the crew was secure. There was no point out of harm to the vessel.
“The operation was carried out by the naval, UAV, and the missile forces … That is the second concentrating on of the ship because it was beforehand focused on Aug. 3,” Saree mentioned.
Houthi have sunk two vessels throughout a nine-month drone and missile marketing campaign towards industrial delivery within the Pink Sea and Gulf of Aden.
They are saying their assaults are in solidarity with Palestinians within the struggle between Israel and Hamas within the Gaza Strip and sure will proceed if a ceasefire will not be reached.
In certainly one of their most up-to-date assaults, the Houthis carried out a number of assaults towards Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which is carrying about 1 million barrels of oil.
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