In first attack after truce, Houthis claim to have sunk ship in Red Sea: What to know
A Greek-owned ship on the Red Sea was targeted by the Houthis on Sunday, just months after the Yemeni group reached a ceasefire agreement with the US.
Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Monday that they sank a ship in the Red Sea, their first such claim since reaching a ceasefire with the United States in May.
What happened: The Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier vessel Magic Seas came under attack early Sunday off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen, according to data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The ship was en route from Zhuhai, China, to the Suez Canal, according to the ship tracker MarineTraffic.
On a Telegram channel affiliated with the Houthis, the group said that four naval drones attacked a ship on Sunday and that two of those drones “collided with the left side of the ship, causing damage to its cargo.” The group cited the ongoing war in Gaza as the motivation behind their attacks.
The United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Monday that the UAE’s Safeen Prism vessel, operated by the Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group, rescued all 22 individuals aboard Magic Seas after receiving a distress call.
