Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group said on Thursday it had targeted three more commercial ships with missiles and drones.
Two of the ships were attacked in the Gulf of Aden, where many Houthi terrorist acts have been carried out in the past, and the third attack occurred in the Indian Ocean.
Houthi military spokesperson Brig.General Yahya Salih Said In a televised address on Thursday, he said the terrorist regime had attacked two ships named MSC. Diego and M.S.C. Gina in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday.
Sally said the third ship, MSC Vittoria It was attacked first in the Indian Ocean and again when it entered the Gulf of Aden.
Sally explained: Diego and Gina It characterized the ship as an “Israeli” ship and claimed that the Houthi missile attack on it was “accurate.”
US-led Joint Maritime Information Center Said The two ships are actually “Panamanian-flagged container ships” working for a company based in Geneva. The Houthi missile missed its target and neither ship was damaged, the center said.
MSC Vittoria teeth Also Panama-flagged container ship. Western military and maritime officials Not confirmed any attack against Vittoria in either body of water.
Two major shipping companies, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, Said In May, the Red Sea was avoided due to the risk of Houthi attacks, even though using a much longer alternative route around Africa would significantly increase shipping costs and delay deliveries by several days. He announced that he would continue.
The Houthis started threatening It plans to expand its attacks into the Indian Ocean in March, and an escalation that could even jeopardize alternative trade routes around Africa. This could lead to a conflict with the Indian Navy. deployed More than 20 warships were dispatched to the area on anti-piracy patrols.
american navy Said On Tuesday, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the guided missile destroyer USS Gravely They made a port call at Souda Bay, Greece, for rearmament and resupply before returning to the Red Sea. Both ships have been patrolling the Red Sea since October, when Hamas attacked Israel and started the Gaza war.
Maj. Gen. Marc Miguez, Commander eisenhower The Strike Group said Navy sailors have “worked tirelessly for six months to continue operating in the most difficult and dynamic combat environment the Navy has experienced in decades.” said.
