The ship that was hit, in accordance with an announcement by the US Central Command or CENTCOM, is a Panamanian-flagged however Chinese language-owned oil tanker Huang Pu.
A missile fired by the Houthi rebels hit a Chinese language tanker on Saturday (23/3), regardless of assurances that they might not goal vessels of Chinese language pursuits.
The ship that was hit, in accordance with an announcement by the US Central Command or CENTCOM, is a Panamanian-flagged however Chinese language-owned oil tanker Huang Pu.
A hearth broke out, nevertheless it was extinguished inside half-hour and the harm suffered by the tanker was restricted, in accordance with the identical supply.
“No casualties had been reported and the ship continued its journey”, it’s underlined.
In the identical assertion, it’s also acknowledged that US forces intercepted six Houthi drones, of which 5 fell into the Purple Sea and one returned to Yemen.
Supply: cnn.gr