A brief video clip showed the moment a Greek-owned cargo tanker flying the Maltese flag was targeted by the Houthis in the Red Sea.
The video footage, taken from a camera installed on board the tanker, shows a missile colliding with the front of it at high speed, followed by a large explosion, according to the website.The Drive“.
“The Drive” website transferred the video from the “Status-6” account on the “X” website, which specializes in covering conflicts and wars in the world.
Al-Hurra website was unable to verify the authenticity of the video from independent sources.
The attack occurred last Tuesday, and no casualties were reported, according to the US military.
A security company and two sources at the Greek Ministry of Shipping said that a Greek-owned cargo tanker flying the Maltese flag was attacked with a missile while heading north in the Red Sea, 76 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni port of Al-Salif.
One of the Greek sources said that the tanker “Zogravia” was sailing from Vietnam to Israel with 24 crew members on board and no cargo was on board when it was attacked, according to Reuters.
The source added, “There were no casualties, only material damage.” The ship is still sailing, but is likely to change course for safety checks.
The US Central Command said in a statement at the time that Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile at international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea.
The statement added that the ship “Zogravia” reported that it had been bombed but was seaworthy and was continuing its crossing in the Red Sea.
Last week, the United States and Britain launched a series of strikes on Houthi military sites in Yemen, before the US army this week again targeted the Yemeni rebels, which Washington reclassified as a terrorist group.
This comes in response to dozens of attacks carried out by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, which they say are linked to or headed to Israel, in support of the Gaza Strip, where a war has been raging between Israel and Hamas since October 7.
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2024-01-20 18:42:19
