On Friday night, the Houthi militia claimed responsibility for a missile attack on an oil tanker it said was British, which was sailing off the west coast of Yemen, causing its damage.
The US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement that the Houthis fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles from the areas they control in Yemen towards the Red Sea, where two commercial ships were located.
Centcom, through platform X, said that the ship “Andromeda Star” suffered minor damage but was continuing its journey.
This vessel is owned by the United Kingdom, flies the flag of Panama and is operated by Seychelles, according to a statement from Centcom.
A few hours ago, the British maritime security agency UKMTO said that a ship was damaged after being exposed to two consecutive attacks 14 nautical miles southwest of Mokha in Yemen.
The group, which is run by the Royal British Forces, said that the ship saw an explosion near the first attack and that the crew felt it. After that, the second attack on the ship took place with what were believed to be two missiles, damaging the ship.”
Britain’s Maritime Security Agency, Embry, said the vessel closest to the scene of an incident where three missiles were seen flying a Panamanian-flagged tanker was formerly owned by a British group, but “changed ownership in November 2023. It noted near “at the time of writing this According to the report, the owner of the vessel was registered in the Seychelles and was engaged in trade linked to Russia.
According to Ambri, the ship was going from Primorsk, Russia, to Vadinar, India.
On Thursday, the Houthis targeted the MSC Darwin 6 ship in the Gulf of Aden, mistaking it for Israel.
The Houthis confirmed in their statement on Friday night, Saturday, that they shot down an American MQ9 drone on Thursday with a missile in the airspace of the Governorate of Saada.
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2024-04-27 22:01:43
