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Houthis claim first ship sinking this year in Red Sea attack

  • The Liberian-registered bulk carrier Magic Seas, owned by a Greek company, sank on Monday in the Red Sea following an attack that forced its 22 crew members to evacuate safely; the incident occurred near a location approximately 60 miles from the Yemeni city of Hodeida.
  • The sinking resulted from a coordinated and extended assault by Yemen's Houthis on Sunday, who employed a combination of drone boats, multiple ballistic missiles, several drones, gunfire, and rocket-propelled grenades, reportedly in response to the ship operator dispatching vessels to Israel.
  • The attack took place amid the Houthis' ongoing offensive targeting maritime traffic to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza, which has disrupted a crucial international shipping route and led some companies to divert their vessels to longer paths bypassing the Horn of Africa.
  • Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree stated that their campaign remains active in striking deep within Israeli-controlled areas, aiming to disrupt maritime activities until the Gaza siege ends, while Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that anyone who threatens Israel will face severe retaliation.
  • The sinking raises concerns over Red Sea security as the crew’s safe rescue was confirmed by EUNAVFOR Atalanta and Stem Shipping, but independent verification of the ship’s loss remains pending.
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The Huthi militia operating from Yemen has for the first time in months known itself as an attack on a merchant ship. Meanwhile, the freighter has fallen.

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The attack claimed by the Houthis was carried out in spite of a ceasefire agreement concluded in May with the United States, which ended weeks of intense American strikes against the rebels.

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