Yemen’s Houthi movement has sunk a ship in the Red Sea for the first time – the British cargo ship Rubymar. Previously, the Houthis only damaged tankers and container ships of Western companies.
On Monday, rebel spokesman Yahya Saria said on his page in the social network X that on Sunday the Houthis struck the Rubymar ship in the Gulf of Aden. He emphasised that the ship suffered catastrophic damage and could sink. The crew was not injured and safely left the board, he specified. On the same day, a video of the Rubymar sinking appeared in social networks.
Earlier on Sunday, the Houthis attacked another ship. The British oil tanker Pollux in the Red Sea came under missile attack.
In mid-January, the United States and Britain launched a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen. US President Joe Biden said it was a response to attacks on international ships in the Red Sea.
The US and British air forces have launched dozens of air and sea strikes against the Houthi targets in Yemen.
