Yemen's Houthi rebels introduced at the moment that they launched a missile assault on the MADO tanker within the Pink Sea in addition to the Israeli port of Eilat.
MADO is a liquefied petroleum gasoline (LPG) tanker that had departed from Saudi Arabia sure for Singapore.
In a briefing by the Houthi consultant, which was broadcast on tv, Yahya Sharia spoke of an “American” ship. Nonetheless, in response to the Equasis (Digital High quality Transport Data System) database, the Marshall Islands-flagged MADO is owned by Greece-based Naftomar Transport & Buying and selling Co Ltd.
Since mid-November, Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels have regularly launched missile and drone assaults towards service provider ships within the Pink Sea and Gulf of Aden. They declare their assaults are an expression of solidarity with the Palestinians within the Gaza Strip, which is being pounded by the Israeli military after the unprecedented assault by Hamas on October 7.
Supply: APE-MPE-Reuters