Crew wounded and missing in attack on ship off Yemen
Two crews of a ship managed by a Greek were wounded, and two people were lost in a drone attack outside Yemen after the Houthi militants aligned with Iran demanded an attack on another casting carrier in the Red Sea.
The attack on Monday said that the 50 sea miles in the southwest of the Hodeidah Port was a second attack by Houthis against the vital transportation corridor by Houthis since November 2024, and was appointed to help protect the red sea transportation in the European Union’s operation.
In a statement to his director Cosmoship Management Reuters, Liberia was attacked with a Greek Flag -free Greek Greek Ethernity C – 21 Filipino and a Russian – sea drones and skifs.
The company said two crews were seriously injured and two people were missing. The bridge of the ship was hit and telecommunication was affected.
A aspides official said that the ship was Adrift after attacking the sea drones and four Speedboats made with individuals who launched at least four rocket -guided hand grenades. The authority added that the ship did not require protection from escort or navy.
There was no claim for the attack.
Previously, Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack on Southwest Yemen on Sunday’s Greek Magic Seas. The dominant included eight Skiffs gunfire and rocket -guided grenades, as well as missiles and four free surface ships.
19 Mürettebat members had to leave the ship Liberia Bayraklı while buying water. The sources were taken by a passing ship and said they had come to Djibouti safely.
Houthis said they were sinking the ship. However, Michael Bodouroglou, the representative of Stem transport, one of the commercial executives of the ship, said that there was no independent verification.
Since the war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group of Israel, Hamas has started in October 2023, Houthis attacks Israel and ships in Red Sea when they say that there are actions of solidarity with Palestinians.
In response to Israel, Houthi hit his goals and launched a strike on Monday for the first time in about a month. A US-Houthi Armistice Agreement in May did not contain Israel.
Deniz Security firm Diaplous emphasizes that there is an increasing operational risk for commercial operators calling the ships of the latest attacks to Israeli ports.
John Xylas, President of the Intercargo Association of Dry Bulk Shipping Association, said that the crew “innocent people are doing their jobs, providing the movement of global trade”.
“Nobody should encounter such violence at sea,” he said.
