The fire on the Marlin Luanda tanker, which was attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea, was completely extinguished and the ship set out for a safe port. Trafigura reports this, citing the tanker operator. TASS.
“The entire crew is safe and the fire in the cargo tank has been completely extinguished. (…) The crew continues to closely monitor the condition of the ship and cargo,” says the publication.
In the company’s statement, it was stated that ships from the Indian, US and French navies came to the aid of the attacked tanker.
It was learned that there were Houthis on the night of January 27. launched a missile attack 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden, British product tanker Marlin at Luanda. A fire broke out on the ship.
At the same time, the Red Sea caught fire after the Houthis’ bombardment. tanker Trafigurawho was carrying Russian fuel.
Amid the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking commercial and military ships in the Red Sea in early October 2023. Unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles are used for these purposes.
Houthis targets only shipsIt calls at Israeli ports or ports whose owners have relations with Israel. However, their actions began to impede international shipping.
The Houthis had previously announced intentions They attack commercial ships in the Red Sea every 12 hours.