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Eugene

(65,861 posts) Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:32 PM Jul 6

Ship attacked in the Red Sea is taking on water, UK military says

Source: Associated Press

Ship attacked in the Red Sea is taking on water, UK military says

By JON GAMBRELL
Updated 1:06 PM EDT, July 6, 2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea was taking on water Sunday night as its crew prepared to abandon the vessel.

The attack marks the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a monthslong campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels there.

Suspicion for the attack immediately fell on the Houthis, particularly as a security firm said it appeared bomb-carrying drone boats hit the ship after it was targeted by small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. The rebels’ media reported on the attack but did not claim it. It can take them hours or even days before they acknowledge an assault.

A renewed Houthi campaign against shipping could again draw in U.S. and Western forces to the area, particularly after President Donald Trump targeted the rebels in a major airstrike campaign.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/yemen-red-sea-ship-attacked-2f10bed442ebca4aa026b5dc67a05b76

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Ship attacked in the Red Sea is taking on water, UK military says (Original Post) Eugene Jul 6 OP

Our next distraction from US Fascism Nictuku Jul 6 #1

It's what happens when you widen the ME war. Thanks trump and Netanyahu. brush Jul 6 #2

Thank Iran for supplying the missiles to the Houthis so that comradebillyboy Jul 6 #4

Come on. We both know who started it. brush Jul 6 #5

Seems the country for which it is flagged ought to be reported... Digging deeper, it appears to be a Liberian ship hlthe2b Jul 6 #3

Nictuku

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1. Our next distraction from US Fascism

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:35 PM

Jul 6

brush

(60,645 posts)

2. It's what happens when you widen the ME war. Thanks trump and Netanyahu.

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Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:36 PM

Jul 6

comradebillyboy

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4. Thank Iran for supplying the missiles to the Houthis so that

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 02:12 PM

Jul 6

they can disrupt international shipping.

brush

(60,645 posts)

5. Come on. We both know who started it.

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Sun Jul 6, 2025, 04:25 PM

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hlthe2b

(110,723 posts)

3. Seems the country for which it is flagged ought to be reported... Digging deeper, it appears to be a Liberian ship

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:40 PM

Jul 6

albeit that doesn't seem totally confirmed, but a merchant ship...

The Brits are out there, so hopefully that can contain any idiocy from Trump-directed responses (with all due respect to our 5th Fleet and Centcom Generals, but we have an absolutely demented, poisonous ultimate leader in charge...

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