In his comment on the announcement of the sinking of the ship "MV Rubymar" in Yemen, the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, expected a mutual escalation between the maritime coalition led by the United States of America and Britain and the Houthi group.

The Crisis Cell of the internationally recognized Yemeni government announced the sinking of the British cargo ship "MV Rubymar" off the Yemeni coast yesterday evening, Friday, coinciding with strong winds in the Red Sea.

Al-Duwairi said that the circle of escalation between the American coalition and the Houthis will expand, which will lead to navigation being affected and record highs in insurance levels, stressing that everyone will pay the tax.

While he called for containing the current situation, Al-Duwairi said that Al-Houthi’s statements are clear: “As long as Gaza is besieged, Israel is besieged from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and so is everyone who participated with Israel.” He also saw that the American and British bombing is affecting Yemen, but it does not paralyze the capabilities of the Houthis.

Al-Duwairi warned the United States and Britain, which he said were trying to impose their will, that the Yemeni reality is different in terms of geography and demographics, and that even historically no invading force has entered Yemen.

Environmental disaster

Regarding the environmental catastrophe that the sinking of the British cargo ship might cause, the military and strategic expert recalled a previous statement he made in which he said that targeting an oil tanker, at a minimum, would lead to pollution of the right shores.

It is noteworthy that the Crisis Cell said that the sinking of the ship would cause an environmental disaster in Yemeni territorial waters and the Red Sea because the ship contained thousands of tons of inorganic fertilizers and fuel, according to international warnings.

According to the Yemeni News Agency, the sinking of the ship "Rubimar" was expected due to the ship abandoning its fate for more than 12 days and not responding to the Yemeni government's appeals to avoid the disaster.

The Ansar Allah group (Houthis) announced the targeting of the British ship in the Gulf of Aden on February 18. This comes in the context of the Houthis targeting Israeli or related cargo ships with missiles and drones in the Red Sea, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.

In the face of Houthi attacks, the United States last December established a multinational maritime coalition to protect navigation in the Red Sea.