An attack with ballistic missiles and a drone against a Greek-owned cargo ship that was traveling in the Red Sea was launched by the Houthis, as announced by the American administration (US Central Command) in a post on Twitter.
According to the announcement the attack took place sometime between 10 am and 5:20 pm (Yemen time) on Monday targeting the cargo ship Cyclades sailing under the flag of Malta.
According to the same statement, “initial reports indicate that there was no injury and the ship continued its normal course”.
April 29 Red Sea Update
Between 10:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 29, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) and three UAVs from Yemen into the Red Sea towards MV Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned vessel. Initial… pic.twitter.com/r49g6PWO2H
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 30, 2024
The Greek-owned Cyclades, with a capacity of 60384 dwt, was built in 2017 and belongs to the Eastern Mediterranean company of Thanasis Martinou.
In a video posted on X, a representative of the Yemeni armed forces referred to the “operation”.
Statement of the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the targeting of two American destroyers, the targeting of the ship (CYCLADES) in the Red Sea, and the ship (MSC ORION) in the Indian Ocean, belonging to the Zionist entity, on 4/29/2024 pic.twitter.com/odjTnZPbkh
– Lawyer Bassam Abdel Hafeez Al-Amiri (@bassamalamere77) April 30, 2024
According to the US administration, on Monday morning, USCENTCOM forces engaged and destroyed a Houthi drone that was targeting the US Navy ships USS Philippine Sea and USS Laboon in the Red Sea.
“The drone was deemed to pose an immediate threat to US forces and merchant ships in the area. These actions are being taken to protect freedom of navigation and to make international waters safer,” the US statement concludes.
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