• British-registered vessel was loaded with combustible fertilisers• US claims destroying surface-to-air missile in YemenDUBAI: A cargo ship loaded with fertiliser has sunk in the Gulf of Aden less than two weeks after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Yemen’s government said on Saturday. The Houthis claimed the Feb 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible fertilisers. The crew abandoned the ship and evacuated to safety after it was hit by two missiles. The TankerTrackers website said the sinking would “cause an environmental catastrophe in the (Yemeni) territorial waters and in the Red Sea”. Surface-to-air missile destroyedUS forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Yemen after deciding it posed an “imminent threat” to American aircraft, the US Central Command in the Middle East announced.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 03, 2024 02:24 UTC