The Minister of Information in the Sanaa government, Dhaif Allah Al-Shami, said that the seized Emirati ship was carrying armored and military transport vehicles.

Al-Shami pointed out that his country "will display pictures of the military equipment on the seized Emirati ship," stressing that the UAE has initiated a "new strategy" against the Yemeni people following the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister.

According to Al-Shami, the [shifting] balance of power will change the course of the battle, and the detention of the Emirati ship is only a prelude to something greater.

بعد زيارة رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي إلى الإمارات بدأت إستراتيجية جديدة ضد الشعب اليمني تجلت في التصعيد الجوي والبري والبحري
لكن موازين القوى بفضل الله وتأييده ستغير مسار المعركة، وما احتجاز سفينة روابي العسكرية الإماراتية الا مقدمة لما هو أعظم.

"فلا ترمي بيوت الناس وبيتك من زجاج".

— ضيف الله الشامي (@DhaifAlShami650) January 3, 2022

Earlier in the day, the Yemeni armed forces announced the seizure of an "Emirati military cargo ship with military equipment on board, which entered Yemeni waters without any permission and engaged in hostile acts."

"The Emirati ship targets the security and stability of the Yemeni people, and we will explain the full details in a press conference in the coming hours," Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said.