Vessel hit 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the latest reported attack by movement.

An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.

US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal.

There were no injuries reported, the US officials said.

Houthi military spokesman Yaha Sarea said the group used “a number of appropriate naval missiles” and Friday’s strike was “direct”.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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        8 months ago

        Okay I doublechecked and it seems the company doesn’t have anything to do with Britain specifically. I wonder what the Houthis are trying to do here.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          I honestly don’t know. It could be a cynical plan, it could be comically bad Intel on their part (this isn’t the first time), it could be a rogue faction, it could be Iranian operatives fucking it all up.

          I’m pretty sure the only people who can knowledgeably answer that question have security clearances.

        • PugJesus@kbin.social
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          8 months ago

          I wonder what the Houthis are trying to do here.

          Golly gee, could it be that an international actor is lying about their motivations?

          No. Only the West is capable of such duplicity!

          Numerous ships with no relation to Israel have been targeted, and this has been mentioned numerous times before. Yet time and time again, people choose to believe the propaganda they prefer over easily verifiable fact.