Another commercial ship attacked in Red Sea
A Cayman Islands-flagged tanker has been attacked in a crucial shipping route off Yemen, a U.S. military official said Monday.
The attack that targeted the Swan Atlantic, a chemical and oil products carrier, is the latest in a series of assaults on vessels in the Red Sea and its strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The attacks have been claimed by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who say they are targeting vessels linked to Israel in support of Palestinian militants.
The U.S. official said the vessel was attacked by multiple projectiles at about 9 a.m. local time.
The USS Carney, a U.S. warship which provides security to ships in the area, responded to the incident, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the attack.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which monitors Mideast shipping lanes, also reported an incident in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen's port of Mocha, and warned vessels in the area to exercise caution.
It reported "a possible explosion in the water" about 2 nautical miles from the vessel.
The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the assault.
19 December 2023, 05:55
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Yep, so is Jordan's only port Aqaba, as well as the high income earning Egyptian
Suez Canal, not to mention the Eritrean, Sudanese, Saudi and Egyptian ports en route. So who ewxactly do the Houthis think they are affecting.
By the way, it is only one Israeli port, Eilat, the other two Ashdod and Haifa are working at full levels.
Hope you'll also be shouting RESPECT when the US-led coalition blows them to kingdom come.
