Houthi fires new “long-range” missile at another MSC boxship

The Houthis targeted another container vessel of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on 24 June.

Houthi spokesperson Saree Yahya said on the Iran-backed rebel group’s television channel that a “new missile” was fired at the 2000-built Liberia-flagged 4,657 TEU MSC Sarah V in the Arabian Sea, on 24 June.

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated that MSC Sarah V’s master reported an explosion close to the ship, while it was 246 nautical miles southeast of Nishtun, Yemen.

UKMTO said, “The crew is...

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