A Portuguese-flagged container ship was targeted by a drone in the Arabian Sea, in what appears to be the first confirmed deep-sea attack that the Houthi rebels have claimed.
A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there, authorities said Tuesday. The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some 375 miles off the coast of Yemen, appeared to be the first confirmed deep-sea assault claimed by the Houthis since they began targeting ships in November.
The attack happened last Friday, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center, which operates as part of the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces in the Mideast. After the attack, the crew discovered debris apparently from a drone on board, the center said. The ship 'sustained only minor damage and all crew on board are safe,' the center said.
Buy the rebels have renewed their attacks in the past week. On Tuesday, the rebels released footage of their drone attack on the Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier, the day before. The footage appeared to show a Samad bomb-carrying drone, believed to have been supplied to the Houthis by Iran, being used in the attack. The Houthis on Saturday also claimed they shot down another of the U.S.
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