Yemeni missile strikes US container ship near Yemen coast: US Centcom
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The US Central Command further confirmed that a Yemeni missile struck a US container ship in the Red Sea, with no reported casualties
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Screenshot of interactive map displaying the location of the Gibraltar Eagle. (LSEG Shipping Research)
On Monday, a US-owned ship off the coast of Yemen was reportedly struck by a missile, according to information from the UK maritime security firm Ambrey.
The targeted vessel was identified as a bulk carrier flying the Marshall Islands flag, located near Aden.
The US Central Command further confirmed that a Yemeni missile struck a US container ship in the Red Sea, with no reported casualties, according to the US military.
On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed 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… pic.twitter.com/gixEMaUiVT
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 15, 2024
UKMTO WARNING 009/JAN/2024 - UPDATE 001
— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) January 15, 2024
ATTACK
Warnings - 2024 (https://t.co/5An1YH0JyE)#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/U3Y3S3qx9V
The Yemeni military media quoted a source in the naval forces as confirming that “operations to prevent Israeli ships or those heading to the occupied Palestinian ports are continuing.”
The Yemeni source stressed that these operations will continue until the aggression and siege on Gaza stops, stressing that navigation is safe in the Arab and Red Seas and Bab al-Mandab for all ships except Israeli ships or those heading to the occupation ports.
Over the past week, the US and the UK have been engaged in a series of aggressions targeting Yemeni positions along the Yemeni coastline.
The purpose of this is to force the re-opening of maritime transit in the Red Sea for Israeli-linked ships which have been blocked in recent months as a result of Yemeni operations.
In November, the Yemeni resistance announced its decision to target all Israeli-linked commercial and military ships transiting the Red Sea.
They vowed to continue to do so until the genocide on the people of Gaza comes to a complete halt.
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