The Houthi group, which is on the terrorist lists, claimed, this evening, Saturday, that an American ship and an aircraft carrier were targeted in the Arab and Red Bahrain with ballistic and winged missiles.
The military spokesman for the group and impersonating his rank, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said, “The group’s naval forces carried out a military operation targeting the ship “Transworld Navigator” in the Arabian Sea, with a number of ballistic missiles, claiming that the operation led to a direct hit on the ship.< /p>
Sari added, “The missile force targeted the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the northern Red Sea with a number of ballistic and winged missiles, and the operation achieved its objectives successfully,” he said.
Earlier today, American and British military aircraft launched 4 air strikes on Al-Lahiyah District in Hodeidah Governorate, without recording any civilian casualties.
The British Shipping Authority announced, earlier today, an attack on a commercial ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said, "The captain of a commercial ship reported explosions in the vicinity of his ship, 126 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen."
She added, “The safety of the crew has been reported and the ship is heading to the next port of call,” noting that “the authorities are investigating,” advising ships to “cross with caution and report any suspicious activity.”