Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)
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Only the Ramon airport (2nd largest) near Eliat was struck. 2 people were injured, flights were suspended.
In response to the Israeli assassination of the Houthi government officials, Houthis launched attacks against 3 merchant vessels:
"Scarlet Ray" a Liberia-flagged tanker owned by an Israeli oligarch Idan Ofer, and operated through a Singaporean intermediary: Eastern Pacific Shipping.
"MSC Aby" a Liberia-flagged container ship, owned by the Swiss-Italian shipping giant MSC.
The third vessels remains unidentified.
None of the attacks was successful - all vessels reported explosions in their proximity. All attacks happened off the Saudi coast.
Also, undersea cables have been cut.
"Scarlet Ray" a Liberia-flagged tanker owned by an Israeli oligarch Idan Ofer, and operated through a Singaporean intermediary: Eastern Pacific Shipping.
"MSC Aby" a Liberia-flagged container ship, owned by the Swiss-Italian shipping giant MSC.
The third vessels remains unidentified.
None of the attacks was successful - all vessels reported explosions in their proximity. All attacks happened off the Saudi coast.
Also, undersea cables have been cut.