And staying in the Middle East Crossfire continues in the Red Sea houy run television says the US and UK launched fresh air strikes on Yemen in response to attacks on a commercial shipping there meanwhile Crews finally extinguished an hours long fire aboard a British registered oil tanker triggered
By a strike yesterday Dominic validus is in London and he has the latest Yemen’s hoofy Rebels have stepped up attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area of late including that strike on a British linked fuel tanker yesterday evening we can show you some pictures of the
Aftermath of the attack this is the tanker Marlin Luanda it was hit by a houy missile as it was passing through the Gulf of Aiden that’s the deep water basin which links the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea now although no one was killed or injured in the attack a fire
Did break out on board the vessel which the crew was still trying to extinguish this morning French Indian and US naval ships all rushed to the scene to help the tanker after it issued a distress call now the fire is out the Marin leanda is on its way to a safe harbor in
A statement a houthi spokesperson claimed it was targeted in response to quote American British aggression against our country now this morning media claimed the United States and the UK launched two air strikes in response targeting Yemen’s main oil export terminal the port of Ras Isa in Yemen’s
Heda Province no comment yet from either The American or British militaries regarding these alleged strikes nothing is confirmed but they appear to have come after the US struck and destroyed a houthi anti- ship missile That Was preparing to Launch into the Red Sea in the early hours of this morning us
Central Command which has responsibility for the Middle East said in a statement that this missile presented an imminent threat to shipping in the region both Merchant and US Navy vessels and that taking it out was an act of self-defense Dominic valitus CBC News London
Houthi media claims that the United States and United Kingdom have launched two airstrikes targeting Yemen’s main oil export terminal. There has been no comment from the U.S. or U.K. regarding the reported attacks.
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