Local sources said that the gas pipeline network and its equipment in Ras Issa port, north of Hodeidah, were out of service a few days ago, which led to the cessation of the process of unloading ships.
According to the sources, the Houthis recently implemented a new process of replacing technical employees without experience. Which caused a gas ship to slide at the beginning of this month, destroying the gas network, pipes, meters and valves, and obstructing the process of unloading imported Iranian gas through the Houthi militia.
Journalist Fares Al-Humairi had quoted private sources as saying that the incident occurred days after the replacement of technical employees. They specialize in new employees who have no knowledge or experience in managing unloading operations, based on the directives of a Houthi supervisor named “Yasser Abdul-Ilah Al-Wahidi,” who was appointed by the group as acting CEO of the Yemen Gas Company, at the beginning of this September.
According to Al-Hamri The ship moved from its place on the dock, dragging the meters and valves with it, as a result of the wind, a defect in the installation process, and failure to rely on the approved technical procedures.
More than 400 gas transport trucks have been stuck for more than a month in Ras Issa port in Hodeidah, Unable to refuel, the Houthis have not acknowledged the collapse of the port until today.
Ras Issa port in Al-Saleef, north of Hodeidah, is currently the only place to receive fuel and gas shipments after most of the fuel tanks in Hodeidah port were out of service late last July due to Israeli occupation raids. Which passed without a Houthi reaction.