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An American cargo ship is on fire: The Houthis hit it with a missile off the coast of Yemen!
Second episode: A US fighter jet shot down an anti-ship missile
The Houthis hit an American cargo ship near Yemen with a missile, the British Army reported a while ago.
In more detail, a ship of American interests was hit on Monday afternoon (15/1) by a Houthi missile, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen.
UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that the ship's master said the ship was "hit from above by a missile" off the southern port city of Aden in Yemen.
The ship struck is a U.S.-owned Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship , according to intelligence firm Ambrey.
The missile caused a fire in the ship's hold, but the ship remains seaworthy, Ambrey said.
The company that owns the ship, Eagle Bulk Shipping, said the Gibraltar Eagle was sailing 100 miles off the Gulf of Aden. The ship is carrying steel products.
Houthi: "Attacks against ships in the Red Sea will continue"
Yemen's Houthi chief negotiator said today that the group's position has not changed following US-led airstrikes in Yemen and warned that attacks on ships bound for Israel will continue.
"Attacks to intercept Israeli ships or those heading to ports in occupied Palestine will continue ," Mohamed Abdelsalam told Reuters.
He added that the group's demands continue to be for an end to the Israeli attack on Gaza and for humanitarian aid to be allowed in the northern and southern parts of the enclave.
"We don't want an escalation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea ," Abdelsalam said. According to him, it is the US and Britain that are militarizing the Red Sea with their warships.
"Our update ... continues to clarify our position and confirm that all merchant ships in the Red and Arabian Seas are safe, with the exception of Israeli ships or those bound for Israel, and only those," the senior official saidthe Houthis.
Israel has repeatedly denied any ties to ships under attack in the Red Sea, and many international shipping companies have stopped shipping or opted for longer and more expensive sea routes.
"Our position stems from religious, moral and humanitarian principles ... as well as in response to the calls of the Palestinian people ... to support the oppressed in the Gaza Strip," Abdelsalam said.
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CENTCOM: US fighter jet shoots down cruise missile fired at USS Laboon
A US fighter jet has shot down an anti-surface cruise missile fired from territory controlled by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are believed to be close to Iran.
The cruise missile was targeting the USS Laboon — an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer — in the southern sector of the Red Sea.
The fact was announced in the early hours of the morning by the joint command of the US armed forces responsible for the Middle East region (CENTCOM, "central command") via X (the former Twitter).
There were no injuries or damage, according to CENTCOM.
US CENTCOM Confirms Houthi Missile Hitting US Container Ship in Red Sea
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US-owned and operated container ship has been hit by a missile fired from the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Reuters reported, citing a UK maritime security firm Ambrey, that a missile hit a US-owned ship off Yemeni coast
On January 15 at approximately 4 p.m. local time (1 p.m. GMT), "Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship. The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey," CENTCOM said on X (former Twitter).
A US-owned and Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier has reportedly come under a missile attack near the Gulf of Aden.
In November 2023, the Houthis announced their intention to attack any ships associated with Israel, urging other countries to recall their crews from the vessels. The Houthis vowed to continue their attacks until Israel ended its military actions in the Gaza Strip.
On December 19, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of a multinational operation to secure the Red Sea, saying that the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles, and Spain would take part in the mission. The Houthis vowed to attack any ships that join the US-led maritime coalition.
In the early hours of Friday, the US and UK military carried out 23 airstrikes on targets in four provinces in different parts of Yemen, including the capital of Sanaa and the cities of Al Hudaydah, Taizz and Sadah, local government sources told Sputnik. Later in the day, the US Air Forces Central said that US strikes against the Houthis in Yemen had hit more than 60 targets in 16 different locations.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria later said that the US and the UK had carried out 73 strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, killing five fighters and injuring six others. A member of Houthis' high political council, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, described the Western attacks as "barbaric terrorism" and "deliberate and unjustified aggression."
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Qatar halts five gas tanker journeys through the Red Sea after US-led air strikes on Yemen
Three tankers heading to Europe and two returning to the Gulf state stopped, days after US and UK air attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen
Qatar has halted sending liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers via the Red Sea, according to shipping data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Gulf state - the world's second largest LNG exporter - stopped at least five vessels in recent days, days after US and UK air strikes targeted the Houthis in Yemen.
Late on Thursday, explosions were reported in several Yemeni cities, including Saada, Dhamar, the port city of Hodeidah, and capital Sanaa.
The strikes were in response to the Houthis, the de-facto leaders in Yemen, targeting vessels passing through the Red Sea with drone and missile attacks, in protest against Israel's war on Gaza.
Several shipping lines have since suspended operations, instead opting to take a much longer journey around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
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thanks ! Great news.