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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - File pictures shows Houthi military helicopter over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. — Houthi Military Media handout pic via Reuters
SANAA, Jan 19 — Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed early Friday they had carried out a missile attack on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis said in a statement posted on their social media that their “naval” forces had attacked the Chem Ranger “with several appropriate naval missiles, resulting in direct hits”.
It did not give a time or other details for the latest attack in international shipping lanes.
Houthi aggression against vessels in the Red Sea has led to strikes in Yemen by US and British forces, with the United States reporting its latest attack on Houthi targets on Thursday.
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British maritime risk management company Ambrey said the Chem Ranger was a US-owned Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker.
“There were no crew casualties or damage reported,” the monitor said.
Chem Ranger was sailing from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to Shuwaik in Kuwait when it reported a “suspicious” approach by drones, Ambrey said.
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One fell in the sea approximately 30 metres from the tanker, it added. “An Indian warship responded to the event.”
The Houthis have launched and gradually increased attacks on Red Sea shipping since the Gaza war erupted on October 7 with the Hamas attack on Israel.
The Houthi statement said the rebels were acting against “the oppression of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and within the response to the American-British aggression against our country”.
As the United States announced its latest attack on the Houthis on Thursday, President Joe Biden said they would continue until the Iranian-backed rebels stopped targeting ships in the Red Sea.
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that US forces had hit “a couple of anti-ship missiles that we had reason to believe were being prepared for imminent fire into the southern Red Sea”.
Several major shipping firms have halted their traffic through the Gulf because of the attacks. — AFP
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