Yemeni forces' USV strikes another Israeli-affiliated vessel

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Yemeni Armed Forces - Military Media
27 Jun 2024 21:30
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The Yemeni Armed Forces conduct a joint operation with the Iraqi Resistance targeting Haifa and strike yet another Israeli-affiliated ship.

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A screengrab shows the moment a second Yemeni Toophan-1 surface vehicle exploded into the hull of the MV Tutor on June 12, 2024. (Yemeni Armed Forces/Military Media)

The Yemeni Armed Forces struck an Israeli-affiliated merchant ship in the Red Sea using a flurry of unmanned aerial and surface vehicles, as well as anti-ship missiles, the spokesperson for the YAF, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced on Thursday evening.

Saree said that the YAF conducted two operations, the first of which was a joint operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, in which several cruise missiles were launched toward a vital Israeli site in occupied Haifa.

The second attack was conducted by the YAF's Unammaned Air Force, Rocket Force, and Navy. The operation targeted the SEAJOY bulk carrier in the Red Sea, via several suicide drones, anti-ship missiles, and an unmanned surface vehicle (USV).

SEAJOY was attacked by the YAF as part of the Yemeni force's implementation of its embargo on the Israeli occupation and Israeli-affiliated entities.

The company that owns SEAJOY had breached the embargo imposed by the YAF, an action that deemed it among blacklisted vessels, a process that the spokesperson had publicly outlined on several occasions.

Shipping companies that have breached the embargo have also been reportedly warned against sailing in Yemeni waters in communications.

UKMTO confirms USV impact into unnamed vessel

Earlier on Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had reported on an incident on an attack on an unnamed vessel that had taken place 83 nautical miles southwest of al-Hodeidah Yemen.

According to the report a waterborne USV had detonated into the vessel. The report cites a third party, which claims that the vessel is still operational and is proceeding to its next port call.

On the other hand, Saree stressed that YAF will continue to conduct joint operations with the Iraqi Resistance, reaffirming what he had set out in previous statements regarding the operations of Israeli-affiliated vessels and other vessels in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean.

This is the second time that a Yemeni USV strikes a vessel off the country's coast this month. The first operation saw two Toophan-1 USVs burst a total of 300 kg explosive payloads into the MV Tutor on June 12, which sunk at a later time.

The YAF conducted these operations as a show of proactive support to the besieged Palestinian people and their Resistance, which has come under an unprecedented war launched by the Israeli occupation, since October last year.