Two ships targeted in the Red Sea and air strikes on Hodeidah | News

Two commercial ships were reportedly targeted in Red Sea Today, Wednesday, while the American aircraft launched raids on the Al-Salif Directorate in the province of Hodeidah Western Yemen

The British Maritime Security Agency said that two commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea. It added that two explosions occurred near a ship south of Aden without causing any casualties.

For its part, the Greek Ministry of Shipping said that the oil tanker “Sunion” went off course after being shot at off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen.

Earlier, Bloomberg quoted the British Navy as saying that “an unidentified commercial ship was attacked in the Red Sea and is no longer under the command of its crew.”

The British Maritime Security Agency (UKMTO) announced today, Wednesday, that a commercial ship was hit by three projectiles 77 nautical miles (about 140 kilometers) off the city of Hodeidah Which resulted in “restricting her movement”.

The ship’s captain was quoted as saying that “the ship was hit by two unidentified projectiles before a third hit it,” adding that the ship “is restricted in movement and there are no reports of casualties.” It was not immediately clear whether this was done by drones or missiles.

The agency indicated that the ship’s captain had previously stated that “two small boats approached the ship. The first boat had 3 to 5 people on board, while the second had about 10 people on board,” adding that “the two boats issued calls to the merchant ship, which led to a brief exchange of light weapons fire.”

Houthi statement and American narrative

In contrast, it was announced Houthi group On Wednesday, the United States and Britain launched three airstrikes on the coastal province of Hodeidah in western Yemen.

Al Masirah TV, the Houthi mouthpiece, said in a breaking news report on Telegram: “An American-British aggression targets the Al-Salif district in Hodeidah with 3 airstrikes.”

Hodeidah is one of the most important Yemeni governorates, as it contains an international airport and 3 vital ports, in addition to having a long coastal strip.

For its part, the US military announced that it had destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile system and radar over the past 24 hours.

“These systems were determined to pose a clear and imminent threat to our forces, the coalition, and commercial shipping,” a statement from the US Central Command said.

“We took this action to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer,” the statement added.

In solidarity with Gaza In the face of the Israeli war, the Houthi group has been targeting Israeli or Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones since last November.

In an attempt to prevent these attacks, Washington and London began launching air strikes and missile attacks on Houthi sites in Yemen at the beginning of this year.

In response, the Houthi group announced that it now considers all American and British ships as military targets, and that it is expanding its attacks to ships passing through the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean or any place that its weapons can reach.