"A US-OWNED cargo ship has been hit by a rocket near the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
It comes hours after a US warship downed a cruise missile fired by the Houthi rebels. The incident took place 110 miles South East of Aden, a port city in Yemen. It was claimed that the incident took place 95 nautical miles (110 miles) South East of Aden, a port city in Yemen, at approximately 4pm Sanaa time, according to US Centcom.
It was confirmed that three anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Maritime risk firms Ambrey and Dryad Global identified the vessel as the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged, US-owned, bulk carrier.
The port side of the vessel was hit "from above" by a missile, the UKMTO alert said. Ambrey also states that three missiles were reportedly launched by the Houthis, with the other two not reaching the sea. According to Ambrey, the attack "targeted US interests in response to US military strikes on Houthi military positions in Yemen". Ambrey said impact reportedly caused a fire in a hold, although the bulker remained seaworthy."
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LOL, the map is to scale......Mostly.....Big ships can take big hits.
I am generally anti-foreign-war but very pro-Naval-intervention.
This foolishness shouldn’t be tolerated.
That said it was not US flagged.
Looks like we might need US Marine amphibious capability after all.
It comes hours after a US warship downed a cruise missile fired by the Houthi rebels. The incident took place 110 miles South East of Aden, a port city in Yemen. It was claimed that the incident took place 95 nautical miles (110 miles) South East of Aden, a port city in Yemen, at approximately 4pm Sanaa time, according to US Centcom.
It was confirmed that three anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Maritime risk firms Ambrey and Dryad Global identified the vessel as the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged, US-owned, bulk carrier.
The port side of the vessel was hit "from above" by a missile, the UKMTO alert said. Ambrey also states that three missiles were reportedly launched by the Houthis, with the other two not reaching the sea. According to Ambrey, the attack "targeted US interests in response to US military strikes on Houthi military positions in Yemen". Ambrey said impact reportedly caused a fire in a hold, although the bulker remained seaworthy."
Houthis fire 3-rockets & hit US ship as American destroyer shoots down missile
IRAN-backed Houthis have hit a US-owned cargo ship after firing a three-rocket barrage. The port side of the vessel was hit “from above” by one of the missiles, with the other two faili…
www.thesun.co.uk
LOL, the map is to scale......Mostly.....Big ships can take big hits.
I am generally anti-foreign-war but very pro-Naval-intervention.
This foolishness shouldn’t be tolerated.
That said it was not US flagged.
Looks like we might need US Marine amphibious capability after all.
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