Houthi-claimed missile attack on Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged commercial ship kills two sailors off the coast of Yemen.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday, which set the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze approximately 50 nautical miles (93km) off the coast of Yemen’s port of Aden.

“The targeting operation came after the ship’s crew rejected warning messages from the Yemeni naval forces,” the militia’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech.

The True Confidence is owned by the Liberian-registered company True Confidence Shipping and operated by the Greece-based Third January Maritime, both firms said in their joint statement. They said the ship had no link to the US.

However, it had previously been owned by Oaktree Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based fund that finances vessels on instalments.

The Houthis “will not stop until the aggression is stopped and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted”, Saree said.

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    1120·
    9 months ago

    “The targeting operation came after the ship’s crew rejected warning messages from the Yemeni naval forces,” the militia’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech.

    The True Confidence is owned by the Liberian-registered company True Confidence Shipping and operated by the Greece-based Third January Maritime, both firms said in their joint statement. They said the ship had no link to the US.

    However, it had previously been owned by Oaktree Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based fund that finances vessels on instalments.

    If the Houthi’s truly told them to turn around it’s rather weird they decided to just continue after being warned.

    • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      95·
      9 months ago

      it’s rather weird they decided to just continue

      Yeah, it’s really weird that operators of cargo frigates have to incur really high operating costs and have to weigh the risk/benefits of rerouting along THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. Hmmm. It’s like these people depend on paychecks for their living. So weird!

      Also, these people have nothing to do with the ongoing conflict in Israel. They are just sailors trying to earn a living.

      And before you dare say it: I’m not defending Israel. Let me repeat: NOT. DEFENDING. ISRAEL. Israel no good. Israel: BAD. IDF: BAD. Houthi?? Also bad.

    • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      Israel warned civilians before bombing the shit out of them. Why didn’t they just evacuate? /s

      This is no excuse. The Houthis just killed a bunch of innocent brown people because the brown people refused to heed their warning of violence. If we condemn Israel for that, we must condemn the Houthis for that as well.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        25·
        9 months ago

        You’re right those ships had nowhere else to go but through the designated Red Sea evacuation route. They were literally forced there. It was an ethnic shipping cleansing.