Houthi rebels carried out several attacks on two merchant ships and a military vessel over the weekend off the coast of Yemen. The two merchant ships were identified as the MSC Tavvishi raise the flag of Liberia, and the Norderneyflying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. They reportedly stopped at an Israeli port.
In a press release the X (ex-Twitter), Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said his movement had attacked “ two ships belonging to companies that violated » its directive not to enter Israeli ports.
According to the spokesman of the opposition movement Yeminte, this is the MSC Tavvishi raise the flag of Liberia, and Norderneywhich sails under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. The rebels also attacked HMS Diamonda British warship. This attack, however, has not been confirmed by the UKTMO (United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations), the United Kingdom's maritime trade operations department.
Earlier, British maritime security firm Ambrey reported an incident that occurred on June 8 off the coast of Yemen.
“ Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship hit by missile 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden (Yemen),” it wrote in its report. The crew members were safe and the resulting fire was reportedly extinguished. Typically, people approached the ship in small boats. According to the company, a second missile “was seen” but did not hit its target.
New wave
Another incident in the Gulf of Aden was reported on Saturday afternoon, June 9: a ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the stern, also causing a fire, the British agency UKMTO reported. There were no casualties to report, it said.
The latest wave of attacks follows threats by the Houthis to step up their attacks in response to particularly violent US and British attacks on their positions that left 16 people dead, according to the television channel of the faction supported by Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah.
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