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Yemeni Armed Forces confirm multiple military operations in Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea - for only 2 ships

2024-10-02

[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] In a series of recent statements, the Yemeni Armed Forces have confirmed the launch of multiple military operations across strategic waterways, including the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea.

The operations, they say, are in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements and in response to the U.S. and British aggression against Yemen which recently had targeted Hodeidah, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e, revealed that the first operation targeted the British oil tanker CORDELIA MOON in the Red Sea, with the ship reportedly struck by a combination of eight ballistic and cruise missiles, a drone, and a guided boat. The attack resulted in significant damage to the vessel.

*Blink* I realize I know nothing about such things, but that seems to lean toward overkill…

The second operation focused on the vessel MARATHOPOLIS in the Indian Ocean, which was hit by a cruise missile. A follow-up operation targeted the same vessel again as it sailed through the Arabian Sea, northeast of Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. This third strike involved a drone, which reportedly caused a direct hit.

And that sounds like poor shooting, if a cruise missile couldn’t close the deal.

The Yemeni Armed Forces framed these military actions as part of a broader effort to support the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples in their struggles. ''Our operations are a response to the American and British aggression against our country and are in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements,'' the spokesperson said.

They also announced their intent to maintain a naval blockade on Israel, stating that their operations would continue until the aggression on Gaza is halted, the siege is lifted, and the attacks on Lebanon cease.

The escalation marks a significant shift in Yemen's regional strategy, adding a new dimension to the ongoing conflict in the region.

The Times of Israel tells an odd tale, which may be the about first ship or another one:

A suspected attack Tuesday by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea, likely marking their first assault on commercial shipping in weeks as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a regional conflict.

The attack Tuesday morning took place some 110 kilometers (70 miles) off the port city of Hodeida in the Red Sea, which has become a battlefield since the Houthis began targeting ships traveling through a waterway that once saw $1 trillion a year of cargo pass through it, saying they were doing so in support of Gaza.

A captain on a ship saw four “splashes” near his vessel, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said in a warning Tuesday. That likely would have been missiles or drones launched at the vessel.

“All crew are safe and the vessel is proceeding to (its) next port of call,” the UKMTO said.

The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack. However, they sometimes take hours or days to acknowledge one of their assaults.

Update at 2:50 a.m. ET from a post in yesterday’s Israel Times liveblog:

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship today in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another.

The first attack took place some 110 kilometers (70 miles) off the port city of Hodeida and targeted the Panama-flagged oil tanker Cordelia Moon, the multinational Joint Maritime Information Center says. A captain on a ship saw four “splashes” near the vessel, the center overseen by the US Navy says. That likely would have been missiles launched at the vessel that missed.

The drone boat later damaged the Cordelia Moon, which sustained a puncture to one of its ballast tanks in the attack. Those tanks control a ship’s buoyancy. Houthi strikes in the past have targeted ships at their waterline to disable the vessels.

Drone boats have been increasingly used by the Houthis. The ship had been heading north to the Suez Canal with armed private security guards aboard, the private security firm Ambrey says.

Another attack with a missile targeted a separate ship also heading north to the Suez Canal with armed security on board, Ambrey says.

Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree later claims the two attacks in a prerecorded message. He names the second vessel, though it does not match against another name circulated by private security officials. The discrepancy could not be immediately reconciled.

Posted by:Fred

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