A group of rebels from Yemen called the Houthi attacked a ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile. This attack killed three people on the ship and made the rest of the crew leave the ship. The army said. It was the first deadly attack in a series of strikes carried out by a group supported by Iran against Israel’s fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The True Confidence, a ship from Barbados and owned by Liberia, was attacked. This makes the conflict on a very important route for ships between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe even worse. This conflict has caused problems for shipping around the world. since November, the Houthis have started to attack the U. S In January, they started launching attacks from the air, but it hasn’t stopped their attacks yet.
Meanwhile, Iran said that it will take away $50 million worth of Kuwaiti oil from Chevron Corp, an American energy company. on a tanker it took control of almost a year ago. This is the newest development in a long conflict happening in the Middle East’s waterways, even before the Houthi attacks started.
The United States military Central Command said a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a ship called True Confidence and caused a lot of damage. Besides the three people who died, at least four crew members were hurt, and three of them are in really bad shape.
The US released two pictures taken from the air. The military set fire to the ship’s control room and the cargo on board.
Central Command said that the Houthis have caused a lot of problems by attacking ships and hurting the people who work on them. These people have really tough jobs that are important for keeping the world running smoothly.
The ship was attacked after it was contacted by men who said they were from the Yemeni military, according to officials. The Houthis are using the radio to call ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Analysts think the rebels want to take control of the ships.
After the missile hit, the crew left the ship and used lifeboats. The United States The Indian navy’s warship was there, trying to help with the rescue.
The people in charge of the ship and the people who own it said that there are 20 people working on the ship. One person is from India, 15 are from the Philippines, and four are from Vietnam. The ship had three armed guards, two from Sri Lanka and one from Nepal. The boat was taking steel from China to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The United Nations asked the Houthis to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea. Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said he is very worried about the ongoing attacks. There was a recent incident where the crew’s safety is not known.
Dujarric said the attacks are putting property, life, and the environment in the area in danger.
At the State Department in Washington, spokesman Matthew Miller criticized the attack. “We are still seeing these dangerous attacks that don’t care about the safety of innocent people traveling through the Red Sea. ” “Now they have killed innocent people,” he told the reporters sadly.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said: “The U. S Clearly, they will keep on doing something.
Brig means a high-ranking officer in the military. Gen means a shorter way of saying the word general. Yahya Saree, a spokesperson for the Houthi military, said in a recorded message that they attacked the ship and set it on fire with their missiles. He said the rebels will only stop their attacks when the Palestinian people in Gaza are no longer trapped and suffering.
The rebels have attacked ships in the Red Sea and nearby waters during the Israel-Hamas war, but they hadn’t killed any crew members until Wednesday. The ships have cargo going to Iran and a ship bringing aid to areas controlled by the Houthis.
Even though the U.S has been bombing for over a month and a half, the Houthi rebels can still carry out big attacks. Last month, a cargo ship called the Rubymar carrying fertilizer was attacked and sank after drifting for a few days. An expensive American drone was also shot down.
It wasn’t clear why the Houthis attacked the True Confidence. However, it was once owned by Oaktree Capital Management, a company in Los Angeles that funds boats through payments over time. Oaktree did not want to say anything.
At the same time, the Houthi attacked the USS Carney, which is a type of ship called an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The USS Carney has been part of the American effort to fight against the rebels. The Carney destroyed drones that were carrying bombs and also shot down a missile, according to Central Command. Saree also recognized that attack.
The United States Central Command said that they later carried out an attack from the air, destroying three missiles and three drone boats that were carrying bombs.
The Houthis have not said how much damage they have had from the American-led strikes that started in January, but they have mentioned that at least 22 of their fighters have died. One non-military person has supposedly been murdered.
The United States The government put new penalties on a person who gives money to a group called the Houthis and on a group from Iran that helps the rebels by giving them weapons.
The Houthis have been in control of Yemen’s capital city, Sanaa, since 2014. They have been fighting against a coalition led by Saudi Arabia since 2015 in a long and unresolved war there.
At the same time, the Indian navy shared a video of its sailors from the INS Kolkata putting out a fire on the MSC Sky II, which was attacked by the Houthis in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. A company from Switzerland called the Mediterranean Shipping Co. said that a missile hit their ship while it was going from Singapore to Djibouti. No one got hurt.
Iran said they took the crude oil from the Advantage Sweet in an announcement on the state-run Mizan news agency. Iran claimed that the .
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Three crew members killed by Houthi missile attack in Yemen rebels
