DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers have successfully pulled over. A Greek-flagged oil tanker burned for weeks. After attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The European Union's naval mission said on Monday that there were no oil spills in the safe zone.
The Sunni reached waters off Yemen while the Houthis claimed to have shot down another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing the ground-to-air attack. Missile attacks and fiery debris litter the ground. .
Both incidents show that challenges still lie ahead for the world as it tries to slow down the month-long insurgent campaign. The war between Israel and Hamas continues in the Gaza Strip.. While the rebels have allowed the Sudanese to move, they continue to threaten ships traveling through the Red Sea, a waterway that carries $1 trillion in goods a year.
The EU naval mission, known as Operation Aspides, released a statement via social platform X announcing that the ship had been moved.
The EU mission said Sonnen had been “successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill.” “While the private stakeholders complete the rescue work, Aspides will continue to monitor the situation.”
The Houthis had no immediate comment and it was unclear where the ship was, though it was likely taken north from Yemen. Rescuers still need to remove nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil aboard the Suwonin, which authorities feared could spill into the Red Sea, killing marine life and damaging coral reefs in the waterway. can be damaged.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military said without elaborating that it was aware of the Houthis' claim to have shot down a drone in the country's southwestern province of Damar.
The Houthis have in the past made exaggerated claims in their ongoing campaign to target shipping in the Red Sea in the war between Israel and Hamas. However, online video bolstered the claim, especially after two recent claims by the Houthis that were unsubstantiated.
Other videos show armed insurgents huddled around burning wreckage, with a propeller like an armed drone seen in flames. One tried to pick up the piece of metal before it collapsed due to the heat.
Brigadier General Yahya Sari, a Houthi army spokesman, identified the drone as an MQ-9, without explaining how he arrived at that determination. He said it was the third killing by the group in a week, although the other two claims did not include similar video or other evidence. Similarly, the US Army also did not admit the loss of any aircraft.
Sari said the Houthis used a locally developed missile. However, Iran has armed the rebels for years with surface-to-air missiles known as the 358. However, Iran denies arming the rebels. Weapons manufactured by Tehran have been found on the battlefield. and in sea shipments to Yemen despite the UN arms embargo.
The Reapers, which cost about $30 million, can fly as high as 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) and last up to 24 hours before needing to land. These planes have been flown over Yemen by both the US military and the CIA for years.
The Houthis have targeted more than 80 commercial ships with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza began in October. He A boat was seized And Two drowned in the expedition In which four sailors have also been killed. Other missiles and drones were either intercepted by the US-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, including Western warships.
The rebels say they target ships linked to Israel, the US or Britain to force an end to Israel's campaign against Hamas in Gaza. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, some of which are bound for Iran.
The Houthis also released footage on Monday that they claimed was A hypersonic missile they used to attack Israel on Sunday.. Parts of the missile landed in an open area in central Israel and set off air raid sirens at its international airport, but no one was injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to retaliate against the attack by the Houthis with the Palestine 2 missile.