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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
The vessel, M/V Gibraltar Eagle, was attacked with an anti-ship ballistic missile.
The Houthis have carried out a growing number of attacks on the key international sea route since the Gaza war erupted with Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
The Houthis have vowed to attack ships linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports to show support for Hamas Islamists battling the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling militant group Hamas.
A Pentagon spokesperson said on Sunday that chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto was hit by 'a one-way attack drone fired from Iran'.
This is the second attack on an Indian-owned vessel by the Houthi rebels. A day ago, a chemical tanker named Chem Pluto fell victim to a drone attack off the Gujarat coast in the Arabian Sea.
Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel on Tuesday, extending the previous session's gains after attacks by Houthi militants on ships
The Houthis said they had seized a ship in that area but described it as Israeli.
Dipash, Akhil and Sreejith were working in a ship, owned by a UAE company, that was seized by the militants in January.
A huge plume of black smoke could be seen rising over the Red Sea city where the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is taking place this weekend.
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