Amid the war between Israel and Gaza, Yemen’s Houthis have continued to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthis said Saturday their missiles had hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea. The tanker was
road from Primorsk, Russia, to Vadinar, India.
The Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen, causing minor damage to the tanker, US Central Command confirmed.
It said a missile landed near a second ship, the MV Maisha, but was not damaged.
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Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations security agency said the attack took place southwest of the Yemeni port of Mokha. The second attack on the ship consisted of what appeared to be two missiles, which caused damage, he added.
According to Reuters, the current owner of Andromeda Star is registered in Seychelles. The tanker is engaged in trade linked to Russia.
Houthi militants have launched repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden since November, forcing shippers to reroute goods on longer and shorter journeys. expensive across southern Africa.
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They target ships with links to Israel, the United States and Britain.
The Houthis said Friday they had shot down a US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Yemen’s Saada province.
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The Houthis said they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis, who control much of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, are part of a “resistance axis” of Iran’s allies and proxies that target Israel in its war against Hamas. Houthi attacks have drawn retaliation from the United States and Britain since January.
The Houthis have said they will continue their attacks until Israel ends its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians there. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking some 250 others hostage.
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