Houthi attacks on ships
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From: Haaretz October 29, 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea on Monday, though it escaped undamaged, authorities said.

The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor for nearly a year now over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip.

The violence has disrupted international shipping through the region, once valued at $1 trillion in goods annually.

The vessel passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Peninsula from East Africa, reported the attack, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.

The ship's captain reported two explosions near the ship, though "the vessel and all crew are reported as safe," the UKMTO added.

The private security firm Ambrey also described the attack as involving "two close proximity explosions."
It said the vessel wasn't transmitting its position at the time, and it had a private armed security force on board, which many ships have chosen to do amid the Houthi attacks.

Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attack late Monday night.

He identified the ship as the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Motaro and claimed without offering evidence the rebels hit the vessel.
He also claimed two other unreported attacks in the Arabian Sea, but offered no evidence they took place.