Danish shipping company Maersk denies that a drone hit its container ship off the coast of Yemen. Reuters writes about it.
On Thursday, the Ansarullah (Houthi) movement, which controls northern Yemen, stated About the attack on the Maersk container ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
However, a spokesman for the shipping company said the ship was not hit. The missile was fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen at the Hong Kong-flagged Maersk Gibraltar container ship in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, but did not reach its target, an unnamed US official told the Associated Press.
The ship was heading from the Sultanate of Oman to Saudi Arabia.
On December 14, it was reported that the ship was located approximately 1,296 thousand km east of Bosaso, Somalia.
On December 11, the Houthis once again was attacked Commercial ship from Yemen. An anti-ship cruise missile was launched at a ship passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. US Navy destroyer Mason provided assistance to the ship’s crew.
The USA had previously announced that it was ready to accept New measures against Houthi rebels.