An officer of the Yemeni Navy said on the 23rd that the Comorian-flagged oil tanker Levant had taken on water in Yemen's south-eastern waters on the same day, and that the personnel on board had been forced to abandon ship. The tanker is now at risk of sinking.
In an interview with Xinhua, the officer said the Levant tanker suddenly took on water on the afternoon of 23rd, and the crew was forced to abandon the ship after repairing it to no avail. An oil tanker sailing in nearby waters rushed to the scene and rescued all 19 crew members of the Levant.
The officer said that the Levant had already taken on a large amount of seawater and could sink at any time. However, he did not disclose the cause of the water ingress.
According to a report released by the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO), a merchant ship took on water 96 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni port city of Nishtoon on 23rd, and its crew abandoned the ship and was rescued by a nearby vessel. The office did not disclose the name of the merchant vessel and its reason for taking on water.
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked two cargo ships in Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Yemeni Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on 23rd that the group attacked two cargo ships in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
Sarea said the Houthis used unmanned ships to attack the "Global Navigator" freighter travelling in the Red Sea and missiles to attack the "Stolt Sequoia" freighter travelling in the Indian Ocean. Sarea did not disclose the exact timing of the two attacks, stating that the ships were attacked because ships belonging to his shipping company were calling at Israeli ports.
Yemeni government coast guard an officer confirmed to Xinhua News Agency reporter on the 23rd, flying the Liberian flag "Global Navigator" cargo ship was attacked by Houthi armed forces in the morning, the ship was damaged, no casualties. The officer said that the freighter was attacked by Houthi missiles on 22nd in the Gulf of Aden.
After the outbreak of a new round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October last year, the Houthis in Yemen have used drones and missiles to attack targets in the Red Sea waters on several occasions. Since 12 January this year, the United States and the United Kingdom have launched a number of airstrikes against Houthi targets, resulting in casualties, and in early May, the Yemeni Houthis said they would expand the scope of their strikes in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea to hit all ships of companies that have had dealings with the Israeli side in the past few months, regardless of the nationality of the ships and the target ports.
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