On Friday, the US Central Command revealed details related to the attack carried out by the Houthis on the cargo ship “Rubimar”.
 
The US Central Command said that the Houthi attack on the “Rubimar” took place on February 18, It caused serious damage to the ship.
 
It added that the attack on the ship caused an oil spill 29 kilometers long.
 
The command explained in a statement regarding the ship owned by the United Kingdom and flying the flag of Belize, “The ship It is anchored, but water is slowly seeping into it.”
 
She indicated that the ship was transporting more than 41 thousand tons of fertilizer when it was attacked.
 
The American forces shot down three drones near commercial shipping ships. In the Red Sea on Friday, the day after it struck four drones that were prepared to be launched in Yemen, according to what the US Army announced.
 
 
 
Since November 19, the Houthis, supported by Iran, have been carrying out attacks on ships. Trade in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea they suspect is linked to Israel or heading to its ports, declaring that this comes in support of the Gaza Strip, which has been witnessing a war between Hamas and Israel since October 7.
 
The US Central Military Command announced in a statement that Early Friday, American forces were able to shoot down three Houthi attack drones near a number of commercial shipping ships operating in the Red Sea. The ships did not suffer any damage.”
 
The command stated that on Thursday, American forces struck four Houthi drones and two anti-ship cruise missiles, explaining that the weapons “were prepared to be launched towards the Red Sea from areas in Yemen controlled by the Houthis.”
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In an attempt to deter them, American and British forces have launched strikes on sites belonging to the Houthis since January 12, and the American army alone carries out strikes from time to time that it says target sites or missiles and drones prepared for launch.
 
Following the Western strikes, the Houthis began targeting American and British ships in the region, considering that the interests of the two countries had become “legitimate targets.”