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Yemeni Houthi forces They attacked cargo ship The USS Gibraltar Eagle, carrying an anti-ship ballistic missile, reported to US Central Command on Monday, although no casualties or significant
Yemeni Houthi forces They attacked cargo ship The USS Gibraltar Eagle, carrying an anti-ship ballistic missile, reported to US Central Command on Monday, although no casualties or significant damage were reported.
Its owner Eagle wholesale deliverybased in the United States, said the ship was hit by an “unidentified projectile” while sailing 100 miles from the Gulf of Aden.
“The vessel sustained minor damage to its cargo compartment as a result of the impact, but is stable and heading away from the scene,” Eagle Bulk said in a statement. “It has been confirmed that all sailors on board vessel They remained unharmed. The vessel is carrying a cargo of steel products.”
The Iranian-backed Houthis control much of Yemen’s coastline Red seahave attacked commercial ships in the area that they say are associated with Israel or are heading to Israeli ports, which they believe is aimed atsupport the Palestinians in the war and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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US and British troops responded last week with dozens of air and sea strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
Early morning British maritime security Embry said a US-owned Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was reportedly hit by a missile while in transit near the Yemeni port of Aden.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO) said the ship was hit by a missile from above 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden, but did not identify the vessel.
Embry said the Houthis reportedly fired three missiles, two of which missed the sea and the third hit bulk carrier.
Embry added that the impact apparently caused a fire in the hold, but the bulk carrier was still seaworthy and no one was injured on board.
The ship was not believed to be linked to Israel, according to Ambry, who also believed the attack was aimed at US interests in retaliation for recent attacks on Houthi military positions.
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An explosion was heard later Monday near Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, local residents said. However, Hodeidah is some distance from Aden and it was not immediately clear what caused the explosion.
The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and much of western and northern Yemen, have since vowed to continue attacks in the Red Sea. American offensives and British.
The group’s leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi said in a televised address on Thursday that no US attack on Yemen would go unanswered.
On Sunday, the US military said an American fighter jet shot down a missile. anti-ship cruiser that the Houthis fired on the USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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