A British-owned ship struck last month by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi forces has sunk into the Red Sea, U.K. and Yemen officials said Saturday, threatening to cause an environmental disaster with its cargo of fertilizer.
A Houthi missile strike on Feb. 18 had blown a hole in the cargo vessel, Rubymar, which was shipping 22,000 metric tons of Saudi fertilizer to Bulgaria. That evening, the crew abandoned the vessel, flagged in Belize, and it vanished into the sea late Friday after taking on water for two weeks.
Cleaning up any damage to the Red Sea and its coastal areas from the Rubymar’s fertilizer cargo will be complicated by the continued threat from the Houthis. “There won’t be anyone to help under missile threat,” said Ami Daniel, chief executive of maritime artificial-intelligence provider Windward..
@PoliticalLlamaLibertarian3mos3MO
Let's not exaggerate the dangers poised by the Houthis. They have been able to hijack a single ship. Their missiles are inaccurate and incur only minor damage on ships when incurring direct hits. Most importantly, the Houthis are isolated geographically. They cannot attack or threaten U. S. or allied troops, and they have to be re-supplied with weapons by sea only (our navies will stop that). They have no defense against U. S. air attacks. Many commercial ships continue to use the Red Sea for Israel's benefit, so the Houthis have had no effect on Israel's war. Many ships avoide… Read more
@CleverGnuLibertarian3mos3MO
Attacking an important shipping lane global issue that should be addressed by a global coalition, which is not entirely bankrolled by the United States.
@L1ber4lBillyGreen3mos3MO
Interesting that the best and quickest option to clam the tension in the Red sea was not even mentioned. Stopping unconditional support of Israel to continue its atrocities in Gaza.
The US has killed over 100 civilians in drone strikes on Yemen in the past 20 years.
Why do we keep bombing the Middle East?
Not to sound cold but the men just keep coming in the Middle East. Always fighting killing . Been going on for generations. They die happily while old clerics live in splendor laughing at them all
For intense health disparities there is always thousands of men ready to fight. They cannot read but they fight die on cue
Everyone crying in the Middle East no hospitals no food no nothing. Those fighters look well fed and determined to kill
@9CJ6CB63mos3MO
Because the nations there won’t stop trying to hit us either way
@P4rtisanBobcatDemocrat3mos3MO
The ragtag Houthi militia, attacking merchant ships trying to cross the Red Sea, in a stupid move to gain relevancy, shall lose ground soon after its supporter, cruelly ambitious Iran, stops funding it. How ironic, a theocratic Iran, representing an all-loving God, behaves so hypocritically...by instilling hate in all they do. Poor ordinary iranians, well-educated and tolerant, but subdued by iranian militias, deeply religiously fanatic in their intolerance to basic human rights of their own people. Can you imagine if these "mullahs" are allowed to develop nuclear weapons, given… Read more
@N0minati0nSausageGreen3mos3MO
Seems to be a commentary that in spite of all the military aid provided to the Saudis what an inconsequential military force they are in the Mideast. The only thing they have going for them is their oil money but I think the Houthis if they had a strong leader could take down the House of Saud quite easily. MbS take heed.
@9KHPJ4L3mos3MO
i think we should really work towards improving the environment as a species
@9KHHZPB3mos3MO
We need to undertake action immediately to ensure that we protect British interests, whilst articles 5 does not apply, the core motive should even in international waters, thus military action should be immediate, even if it means putting boots on the ground
@9KHHQN63mos3MO
The west must acknowledge the power of the east and that they can no longer dismiss the east as a broken and fragile undeveloped part of the world
@9KHHF4F3mos3MO
Very sad, shouldn't have happened.
@9KHFRR63mos3MO
It’s an act of war against an ally
@9KHG5VK3mos3MO
I have not stayed current or up to date
@9KGSWTM3mos3MO
It's important to know what those who are not for the United States are up to, and how they are doing it.
@9KGMRYG3mos3MO
We are apparently going back to the middle east
80% of Yemen's population lives in Houthi-controlled areas, including the capital which was captured at the start of the war. They overthrew an extremely brutal and corrupt dictator and Saudi Arabia swept in to stop them from winning outright. I don't believe religious extremism is the right way to run a country and am perfectly aware of how awful the Houthis can be. But they are popular for a reason, even their opposition has endorsed their recent attacks and condemned the US for our retaliation. This is not a conflict we can win easily, and they've made their demands clear - a ceasefire in Gaza (something I do agree with them on), we should work towards one and hold them to their word. If they lied, explore alternate options, but at least give peace a chance.
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