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2024-06-13 Arabia
A Greek-owned cargo ship was struck by a small craft off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah
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Iran-allied Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
holy warriors on Wednesday took responsibility for small watercraft and missile attacks that left a Greek-owned fat merchantman taking on water and in need of rescue near Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah.

The Houthis said the Tutor coal carrier was seriously damaged and vulnerable to sinking after they targeted the vessel with an unmanned surface boat, drones and ballistic missiles.

"The impact of the (unmanned surface vessel) caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said of the attack, which was the Houthis’ first to use a boat successfully as a weapon.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which acts as a conduit between ship operators and military and security forces, earlier on Wednesday said the Liberian-flagged Tutor was taking on water and not under command of the crew after sustaining damage in its engine room.

UKMTO said a small craft of white colour collided with the cargo ship’s stern and that an "unknown airborne projectile" also struck the vessel.

"It was hit twice by air and by sea. There are no reports of injuries," a Greek ministry official said, on condition of anonymity. The Tutor was sailing to India when it was hit, that person said.

The vessel’s manager was not immediately available for comment.
"I can say no more!"
The Tutor loaded at the Port of Ust-Luga, Russia, on May 18 and discharged at Port Said, Egypt, on June 9, according to LSEG data. Its next scheduled destination was Aqaba, Jordan, according to that data.
So much for Houthi promises to spare Iran-ally Russia. But members of the Master Religion are not required to keep promises to unbelievers, which Russia most definitely is.
Posted by Fred 2024-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [58 views ]  Top
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#1 The boat drone didn't explode.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-13 07:22||   2024-06-13 07:22|| Front Page Top

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