Posted on 01/15/2024 7:05:23 AM PST by Red Badger
The British military says a missile struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea
JERUSALEM -- A missile struck a ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea, officials said.
Details remained scarce on the missile strike, though it marked the latest attack roiling global shipping amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Suspicion immediately fell on the Houthis — a Shiite rebel group allied with Iran that seized Yemen’s capital in 2014.
They have targeted that crucial corridor linking Asian and Mideast energy and cargo shipments to the Suez Canal onward to Europe over the war, attacks that threaten to widen that conflict into a regional conflagration.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which oversees Mideast waters, said the attack on the ship Monday happened some 110 miles (177 kilometers) miles southeast of Aden.
It offered few details, other than to say the ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile.” It did not identify the ship or elaborate.
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yemen’s Houthi rebels did not acknowledge any attack, though they have fired missiles previously in that area.
Sunday's attack toward the American warship also marked the first U.S.-acknowledged fire by the Houthis since America and allied nations began strikes Friday on the rebels following weeks of assaults on shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge the attack.
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Probably was the houthis. But this is the Middle East. Every faction is violently insane.
We should look for the cheapest solution that keeps American kids out of harm’s way. Iron bombs, and lots of them, targeted by drone (or indiscriminately spread if that’s OK) could make a big impression on these guys. We don’t need to establish a democracy here and we want no land. When the BBC and NPR send back pictures of the devastation, simply say “So what?”
The West laid the foundations for this by handing Somali pirates with kid gloves. What did they think was going to happen, we’d all start singing Kum-ba-Yah?
Attention all “Milk Factory Workers.” Take cover! Resident Biden is about to launch “Operation ‘Wag-the-Dog.’”
Iron bombs, and lots of them...
The enemy needs to get lucky once. Hit a US or UK warship and sink her. War on Yemen—then Iran. WW III is then only hours away. I hope we win this one for to lose would be the end of America as we know it. The wild card is China/India.
China has a base nearby in Djibouti so why not blame them?
Good info.
Eagle Bulk Shipping is planning to merge with Greek shippers Star Bulk in the 1st half of 2024. All stock transaction, wherein EGLE shareholders receive 2.6 shares of SBLK.
Good to know the Eagle ship was able to leave the area under its own power. Damaged cargo.
Ultramax ships can carry munitions and military equipment/vehicles. On ship cranes are rated for 30 tons.
The Gibraltar Eagle appears to have sailed from South Korea and no AIS data is available after passing through the Strait of Malacca.
Where’s Joey?
That ship is down by the bows and looks like she might sink. Oddly, the fire boat was standing too far off for their water stream to hit the stricken ship. I wonder if they were afraid of a possible explosion.
CNN reports the ship is carrying a cargo of steel products.
It’s another great military victory for the Biden Administration.
Complete glassification is the only solution...
That's a Singapore-flagged ship that was on fire in 2021.
>>CNN reports the ship is carrying a cargo of steel products.
Artillery is mostly steel.
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