Riyadh: An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker in the Red Sea was hit by a drone launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US Central Command said this on on X, formerly Twitter. M/V Saibaba, a Gabon-owned tanker was attacked.
The US military said that it received reports of two ships in the Southern Red Sea coming under attack. The M/V BLAAMANEN, a Norwegian-flagged chemical/oil tanker, reported a near miss by a Houthi attack drone with no injuries or damage. The second vessel, M/V SAIBABA, a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, reported being hit by a one-way attack drone with no injuries.
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These incidents mark the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17.Last month, an Israeli-owned cargo ship was hit in a suspected drone attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Indian Ocean. The Malta-flagged vessel managed by an Israeli-affiliated company was reportedly damaged when the unmanned aerial vehicle exploded close to it.
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency earlier reported that an uncrewed aerial system had exploded near a vessel in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, 45 nautical miles southwest of Saleef, Yemen.
On December 23 two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired into international shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. No ships reported being impacted by the ballistic missiles.
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— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 24, 2023
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