Red Sea in crisis: Yemen Houthis form blockade and attack Saudi oil tankers
Red Sea in crisis: Yemen Houthis form blockade and attack Saudi oil tankers
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Yemen’s Houthis said early on Thursday (July 23) they had carried out a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers, and maritime security reports said one of the vessels named by the group, the Saudi-flagged tanker Encelia, had been hit in the Red Sea.
The Houthis identified the two tankers as “ENCELIA” and “LAYLA,” saying the vessels had violated a naval blockade imposed by the Iran-aligned group on Saudi Arabia. The Houthis said they targeted the tankers with several ballistic and cruise missiles.
A maritime security source said Encelia had transmitted a distress call via VHF, reporting it had been struck by a missile while operating at the outer port limits of Saudi Arabia’s Jizan, in the Red Sea, and was on fire.
British maritime risk management group Vanguard said the Saudi-flagged tanker ENCELIA was struck by an unknown projectile on its starboard side about 70 nautical miles southwest of Saudi Arabia’s Al Shuqaiq at 2000 GMT.
Vanguard said the Houthis had reportedly claimed the attack, as well as saying they had hit a second vessel, LAYLA, which it said remained unconfirmed.
The maritime security source said no further information was immediately available on casualties, the status of the crew, the extent of damage or any environmental impact.
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