A tanker belonging to Trafigura Group, one of the world’s largest commodity traders, caught fire in the Red Sea after an attack by the Houthis. This was reported by Bloomberg.
According to the agency, it was stated that the fire occurred in the cargo section on the starboard side and that there were fire extinguishing equipment on the ship to extinguish and intervene in the fire. It was stated that the tanker was carrying Russian fuel.
“We are in contact with the ship and are monitoring the situation closely. The company’s press service stated that warships in the region have set out to provide assistance.
Before this Houthis applied The British product tanker Marlin crashed into Luanda and is on fire, and the ships of the anti-Houthi coalition are rushing to help.
The information that the Marlin Luanda product tanker was attacked off the coast of Yemen on Thursday, January 27, was first published in the American industry magazine Maritime Executive.
Formerly Houthis announced It concerns the intention to attack merchant shipping in the Red Sea every 12 hours.