Houthis Attack Multiple Ships, Damage One in Red Sea

Published on July 16, 2024

Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a trio of attacks targeting commercial ships on July 15, including an explosive drone boat attack that damaged an oil tanker. The Houthis—a Zaydi Shiite faction listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group by the U.S. government—claimed credit for two attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and another in the Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)—the military component overseeing U.S. operations in the Middle East—confirmed attacks targeting the two commercial vessels in a press statement on the evening of July 15. CENTCOM identified the first of the two ships targeted in the Red Sea as a Panama-flagged, Israel-owned, Monaco-operated tanker vessel called the MT Bentley I....

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