At the same time, it became known that a new drone attack was prevented. An unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was successfully neutralized in the morning hours today by a unit of the European operation ASPIDES in the southern Red Sea region as it posed a threat to the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion and its crew, to which it had been called to provide protection, at the request of the shipping company and its master.
Footage of the #Greek Crude Oil Tanker #SOUNIONwhich is currently drifting in the Red Sea with its engine off, after being targeted with at least 4 Missiles and gunfire from two close-range boats.#Yemen #Houthi #Iran pic.twitter.com/EupxwsIgX7
— War Analysis (@iiamguri9) August 21, 2024
The crew, who had abandoned the SOUNION, were successfully rescued, according to an update from EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.
“The safety of seafarers’ lives and the freedom of the international seas are non-negotiable and paramount principles for EUNAVFOR ASPIDES. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES as an enterprise of a defense nature, is a reliable provider of EU maritime security, with the aim of contributing to the protection of the freedom of navigation of commercial ships in the area of operations”, it states in this regard.
It is also noted that yesterday the Greek-flagged tanker “received an unjustified attack in the Southern Red Sea area and was immobilized”.
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