Cargo Ship Abandoned By Crew After Houthi Missile Attack Off Yemen

Cargo Ship Abandoned By Crew After Houthi Missile Attack Off Yemen

A missile attack launched by the Houthis from Yemen on Tuesday impaired a Belize-flagged vessel that was sailing via the waters of Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, compelling the crew members to abandon the ship. Yet another ship in the waters of the Gulf of Aden was attacked two times.

The Houthis, whom Iran reportedly supports, have claimed that they had shot down a US-based MQ-9 Reaper drone, even though this has not yet been confirmed by the US forces in the...

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