French Navy Rescues 29 From Stricken Ship After Suspected Houthi Attack

Published on August 22, 2024

The French navy rescued 29 people from a stricken oil tanker that came under repeated attack in the Red Sea, officials said on Thursday. The French destroyer also took out an unmanned, remote-controlled, sea-borne vessel (also known as a drone boat) carrying bombs in the area during the operation in the busy shipping lane, which has been subjected to regular assaults by Houthi terrorists in Yemen. Houthis are suspected to have carried out the assault, the most destructive in weeks, on the Sounion, which has now been abandoned. The attack follows a multiple-month campaign by the group targeting ships over the war in Gaza....

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