The Strinda was coming from Malaysia and was bound for the Suez Canal and then on to Italy with a cargo of palm oil, Belsnes said. “The vessel is now proceeding to a safe port.” “All crew members are unhurt and safe,” Belsnes said. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, also confirmed the attack took place. Geir Belsnes, the CEO of the Strinda’s operator, J. The private intelligence firms Ambrey and Dryad Global had earlier confirmed the attack happened near the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.

The French frigate “then positioned itself to protect the affected vessel, preventing an attempt to hijack the ship,” the French military said. The Mason is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that has been involved in several of the recent incidents off Yemen.įrance’s Armies Ministry separately said that its frigate Languedoc shot down a drone that was “threatening” the Strinda during the attack. ships in the vicinity at the time of the attack, but the USS Mason responded … and is currently rendering assistance,” Central Command said.

military’s Central Command issued a statement Tuesday saying an anti-ship cruise missile “launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen” hit the Strinda. Yahya Saree issued a video statement saying the rebels only fired on the vessel when it “rejected all warning calls.” That potentially imperils cargo and energy shipments coming through the Suez Canal and further widens the international impact of the Israel-Hamas war now raging in the Gaza Strip.

The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels targeting ships close to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into apparently now striking those that have no clear ties to Israel. retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East? READ MORE: Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the U.S. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint, the rebels and authorities said Tuesday.

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