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A United States-owned cargo ship attack by the Yemeni Houthis (Ansar Allah) on March 6 has caught fire and some of its crew were killed or wounded.
The Houthis military spokesman, Brigade General Yahya Sarea, said in a statement that the Barbados-flagged True Confidence was targeted in the Gulf of Aden with “a number of suitable naval missiles” in support of the “oppressed Palestinian people” and in response to “American and British aggression” against Yemen.
“The targeting operation came after the ship’s crew rejected warning messages from the Yemeni naval forces,” the spokesman said, advising all ships to respond to the calls of the group and calling on crews to quickly evacuate if they were hit.
The attack on True Confidence was first reported by the British security firm Ambrey and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a Royal Navy detachment that watches over Middle East waterways, also reported the incident.
Following the Houthis’ announcement, U.S. officials confirmed to CNN that the ship was struck by anti-ship ballistic missiles launched from Yemen.
Two of True Confidence’s crew were killed and six others were injured, according to the officials, who said that the ship has since been abandoned and U.S.-led coalition warships are now in the area assessing the situation.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted dozens of Israel-affiliated vessels and others owned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 19 in response to the ongoing Israeli war and siege on the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
The attack on True Confidencen marked the first time that the group has killed anyone as part of their ongoing naval operations.
The U.S. and the UK have already struck more than 200 targets in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in an attempt to deter the group, who only demanded the end of siege and war on Gaza. The use of force has not only failed to deter the group, but also made the situation way more complicated for shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
they have ample means to sink any warship but they still haven’t done so …
it will happen. there is no compromise here that is how they kicked out the saudi invaders. my guess is the german ship “hessen” will be targeted eventually.
i don’t think so.
this could all have been avoided ” if ” the zios had not used genocide as a weapon of war.
if i bet on such things, i would wager on a us warship being sunk some day by the houthis.
i hope so, they have had it coming for a long time.
bude zrejme iba otázkou času kedy sa zamerajú na vojnové lode usa a vb. zrejme sa tak stane keď im dôjde trpezlivosť z útokov na civilné ciele. lebo to práve usa a vb robia. uvidíme. svetu mier!!!
zabíĥ ti ya mamački trzplezlivost cocksky. lebo te prave robia.
i am certified amerikunt moron—my 45 years as a janitor at mr weinsteins furniture qualifies me as impotent bitter perverted
“the houthis, who are backed by iran, have targeted….” — “the zionists, who are backed by usa, have targeted….” sorry, but i’m very tired of “backed by iran” !
yeah, everybody.
hope soon a us/nato naval ship will get hit, god bless (allah akbar) the houthis!
russia should send some military adviser and weapons to yemen to help them against the us terrorists
kinzhals in the hands of yemen could end the us empire.
britain, israel and amerika are realizing their “superior” military does not cut the mustard anymore. this is true anti imperial resistance and it will grow. remember, there are many more of us than imperialist vermin out there and we can strike them anywhere, anytime
“true confidence” lost confidence, which is why they were bombed senseless…
i would shoot the dog on board with two rounds, bad luck…
my hillbillies imho sawyer saxon jens terrifies of ansar allah–our lgbt navy spends millions$$$ but so mortified stupified —we pay hillbilly trolls to post tantrums at south front
good. do more.
a contrast to the tanker wars in the 80s. when the muricans could still provide safe passage for all vessels and put the iranians and iraqis in their place. 35 years later, and the houthis don’t have half the weapons either of those countries had but they can sink who the hell they want. they thought “prosperity guardian” will be the new operation praying mantis, but no, the empire can’t protect its capital anymore. fukus looking weaker by the day.
america won’t care about their gentile merchant marines.
what matters to american most is kissing the jew ass.
they love to huff on that kosher ass!
yes southfront, we get it that “the houthis, who are backed by iran” stop reminding us! backed by iran, backed by iran… you sound like a mouthpiece for uncle sam.
russia should give houthis some under water drones to thank for suprices in the black sea. us supports ukraine, i do not understand why russia is not also supporting more anti-us forces.
houthis are a remarcable force. they beat the saudi army supported by us and other yemenis. they withstood famine and now they blow up european ships protected by an armada.