At least two missiles struck the Belize-flagged ship named Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden on February 18, according to the US Military. The crew managed to evacuate and was picked up by another ship towards Djibouti, said LSS-SAPU, the security firm responsible for Rubymar.
A Barbados-flagged British-owned vessel in the Red Sea sustained minor damage during the attack in the Red Sea, but no one was injured. This came after joint airstrikes by the US and the UK, along with other countries, in Yemen as tensions reach boiling point over the war in Gaza.
A decree from the council appointed Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak as the country's new prime minister. The council didn't give the reason behind the reshuffle.
The ongoing attacks by the Houthis, totaling over 30 since mid-November, presented an international challenge that requires collective action and a united front against Houthi aggression.
The missile attack on the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda sparked a fire aboard, according to trading firm Trafigura. The incident, and a Houthi missile targeting a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, represent the biggest escalation of the conflict of the ongoing conflict, officials say.
The development came amid rising tensions following a joint attack by the US and UK military on Houthi targets in Yemen. Houthis have attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea to express solidarity with Palestinians, risking global inflation and the possible expansion of the Israel-Hamas war.
The explosion happened some 100 metres from the vessel but caused no damage and its crew is safe, said. an organisation monitoring Mideast waterways overseen by the British military.
Monday's attack marks the eighth time the US has carried out attacks against the Houthis and the second time the UK has participated in them. It was done with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, targeting Houthi infrastructure in eight locations.
The strikes were carried out by F/A-18 aircraft off the USS Dwight D Eisenhower carrier, said an official. Attacks by the Iran-allied Houthi militia on ships in the Red Sea since November have impacted trade between Asia and Europe and raised international alarm amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war.
"Hezbollah is ready to listen," a senior Lebanese official familiar with the group's thinking said while emphasising that the group saw the ideas presented by veteran negotiator Hochstein on a visit to Beirut last week as unrealistic.
US officials said the "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" (SDGT) designation for Houthis was aimed at cutting off funding and weapons the Houthis have used to attack or hijack ships in vital Red Sea shipping lanes. The Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships have disrupted global shipping and commerce.
The matter escalated after the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen hijacked an India-bound shipping vessel in the Red Sea earlier last month.
A Houthi missile struck a Greek-owned vessel, the Zografia, which was sailing from Vietnam to Israel with 24 crew on board. Attacks by the Houthis on ships in the area since November have affected international trade and alarmed major powers despite a massive retaliatory strike led by the US.
British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an advisory note that a Malta-flagged Greek-owned bulk carrier was reportedly targeted and impacted with a missile while transiting northbound in the Red Sea 76 nautical miles northwest of Yemen's port city of Saleef.
Middle East crisis: It was the first seizure of "lethal Iranian-supplied advanced conventional weapons" to the Houthis since Houthi attacks against merchant ships began in November.
No injuries or significant damage was reported aboard MV Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier owned and operated by the US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping. The Houthis on Sunday launched an anti-ship missile against in the direction of the USS Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
This comes after the US and Britain launched a massive strike against the Houthis in retaliation for attacks in the Red Sea, hitting 60 targets and killing five people. Western countries had demanded Houthis to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in the wake of the Gaza war.
The US struck over 60 targets in Yemen, including command-and-control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defense radar systems. British PM Rishi Sunak said they had non-operational support from the Netherlands, Canada and Bahrain.
Earlier, India voiced its support for the free movement of commercial shipping, in the wake of attacks on commercial ships in the strategic Red Sea by Houthi rebels in Yemen amid the Israel-Hamas war. Major shipping companies to suspend trade through the strategic waterway after the attacks.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes and firing drones and missiles at Israel since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza over two months ago, in a campaign they say aims to support the Palestinians.
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