The British-owned bulk service Rubymar was hit by Houthi rebels within the Pink Sea on Saturday.
The Rubymar has now sunk after it was hit by anti-ship missile 2 weeks in the past.
BREAKING:
The British-owned bulk service Rubymar has now sunk after it was hit by Houthi anti-ship missile 2 weeks in the past.
It’s the primary ship to be sunk by the Houthis
It was carrying greater than 41 000 tons of fertilizer. Main ecologic catastrophe.
Greta?
— Kosher (@KosherCockney) March 2, 2024
Reuters reported:
The Rubymar cargo ship, attacked final month, has sunk within the southern Pink Sea, Yemen’s internationally recognised authorities stated in an announcement on Saturday.
If verified, it will be the primary vessel misplaced since Houthi militants started focusing on business transport in November.
The federal government assertion stated the ship sunk on Friday night time and warned of an “environmental catastrophe”.
The ship was carrying greater than 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it got here beneath assault, the U.S. army’s Central Command beforehand stated.
Yemen’s Houthi militants have been attacking business ships within the Pink Sea area since mid-November, saying they’re appearing in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
On Monday, a Yemeni authorities workforce visited the Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned cargo ship, and stated it was partially submerged and will sink inside a few days.The U.S. army beforehand stated the assault had considerably broken the freighter and brought on an 18-mile (29-km) oil slick.
