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Crew Abandons Ship After Houthi Attack on UK-Owned Bulker




February 19 ------ Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked and struck a merchant ship in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb late Sunday, causing damage and prompting the crew to abandon ship, according to the UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO).  

  

The AP has identified the vessel as the bulker Rubymar, a British-owned, Lebanese-operated bulker flagged in Belize. "UKMTO has received a report of an incident 35 nm south of Al Mukha, Yemen. Military authorities report crew have abandoned the vessel," the agency advised in a brief update. "Military authorities are on scene providing assistance."  

  

Since the beginning of Israel's operation against terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea. They have also captured and held an Israeli-linked car carrier, the Galaxy Leader, and are still holding the vessel's crew.  

  

So far, no seafarers have been reported injured by Houthi strikes, thanks in part to an American-led maritime security campaign in the Red Sea. U.S. Navy destroyers and carrier-based fighters have shot down countless inbound Houthi munitions, preventing them from reaching their intended targets, and have destroyed dozens more on the ground. There have also been no further hijackings since the increased U.S. Navy presence began.  

  

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