Houthi Missile Attack on Cargo Ship True Confidence: Deaths and Damage Reported

Foreign news agencies report from Dubai. United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 7 that the US Army Central Regional Command (CENTCOM) reported that Houthi forces based in Yemen Fired missiles at the bulk cargo ship “True Confidence” flying the Barbados flag. and is managed by a company in Liberia. While the ship was sailing in the Gulf of Aden Off the southern coast of Yemen last Wednesday

The incident resulted in the deaths of at least three crew members, four others injured, and damage to the ship. However, all crew members have been rescued.

Houthis Kill Innocent Civilians with Missile Attack

At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) Mar. 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned… pic.twitter.com/W1H0GP4Y6i

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 6, 2024

Incidentally, this is the 5th time in just two days. where Houthi forces fired missiles at a cargo ship. that sailed through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden While the Houthis issued a statement It confirmed the firing of a missile at the True Confidence ship “because the crew ignored warnings.”

Meanwhile, the death of the True Confidence crew member was the first such death. from attacks by Houthi forces That happened parallel to the war in Gaza. which has been protracted since October last year After earlier this month Belize-flagged chemical fertilizer tanker “Ruby Mar” and operated by Blue Fleet in Lebanon, sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Aden. earlier this week It received heavy damage. From the missile attack by the Houthis on February 19th.

BREAKING:

The British-owned bulk carrier Rubymar has now sunk after it was hit by Houthi anti-ship missile 2 weeks ago.

It’s the first ship to be sunk by the Houthis.

It was carrying more than 41 000 tons of fertilizer. Major ecologic disaster.

Greta? pic.twitter.com/RAFK6kDHKP

— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) March 2, 2024

The Ruby Mar ship It was the first ship to be sunk by a Houthi missile attack. During the war in Gaza And there is increasing concern from many parties that Both the oil spill and approximately 41,000 tons of chemical fertilizer on board may cause It is also a “major disaster” for the ecosystem in the Red Sea.

Photo credit: AFP

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2024-03-07 00:46:00