DUBAI — Houthi forces in Yemen struck the US-owned and operated container ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle with an anti-ship ballistic missile, US Central Command mentioned on Monday, though there have been no reviews of accidents or vital harm.
The vessel’s US-based proprietor Eagle Bulk Shipping didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The Iran-backed Houthis who management most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast have been attacking business ships within the space they are saying are linked to Israel or certain for Israeli ports, in motion they are saying is aimed toward supporting the Palestinians within the conflict and Hamas in Gaza.
US and British forces responded final week by finishing up dozens of air and sea strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Earlier within the day British Maritime Security agency Ambrey mentioned {that a} Marshall Islands-flagged, US-owned bulk provider was reportedly struck by a missile whereas transiting close to Yemen’s port of Aden.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) company mentioned {that a} vessel was hit from above by a missile 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden, with out figuring out the vessel.
Ambrey mentioned three missiles had been reportedly launched by the Houthis, with two not reaching the ocean and the third putting the majority provider.
Ambrey added that the impression reportedly prompted a fireplace in a maintain, however that the bulker remained seaworthy with no accidents on board.
The vessel was assessed to not be Israel-affiliated, in keeping with Ambrey, which additionally assessed the assault to have focused US pursuits in response to the current strikes on Houthi navy positions.
Later on Monday an explosion was heard close to Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, residents reported. Hodeidah is a long way from Aden, nonetheless, and it was not instantly clear what had prompted the blast.
The Houthis, who management the capital Sanaa and far of the west and north of Yemen, have vowed to proceed assaults within the Red Sea for the reason that US and British strikes.
The group’s chief, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, mentioned on Thursday in a televised speech that any US assault on Yemen wouldn’t go with out a response.
The US navy mentioned on Sunday a US fighter jet shot down an anti-ship cruise missile that the Houthis fired in direction of the USS Laboon within the southern Red Sea. — Reuters
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