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Battle for the Red Sea: Houthis attack ship flying Liberian flag | Israel Hayom

12/15/2023, 8:59:29 AM

Highlights: Houthi rebels fire a missile at a Liberian ship in the Red Sea. The ship was sailing towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. There were no casualties in the attack. The Houthi attacks on vessels were openly intended to stop vessel traffic to and from Israel, using the Red sea and the Suez Canal as routes. The attack was reported to have taken place about 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen, according to a report by the British Maritime Transport Organization. It was also reported that there are no known casualties on board.

A missile fired from Yemen hit a cargo ship about 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen • According to a report by the British Maritime Transport Organization, fire broke out on the deck of the vessel

Red Sea War: A ship carrying Liberia was hit by a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the Associated Press reported on Friday.

According to the report, quoted by a senior US administration official, the ship that was attacked was an all-Jarash container ship flying the Liberian flag. The ship made its way towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The British Maritime Transport Organization said in a statement that an unidentified object hit the ship while it was sailing in the Red Sea and a fire broke out on the ship's deck. It was also reported that at this stage there are no known casualties on board.

Yesterday, another ship was attacked near the strait but there were no casualties in the attack, the ship turned and turned towards the Indian Ocean. The Houthi attacks on vessels were openly intended to stop vessel traffic to and from Israel, using the Red Sea and the Suez Canal as shipping routes.

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