Houthis claim responsibility for strike on Magic Seas

Yemeni Houthis from the rebel movement Ansar Allah have claimed responsibility for an attack on the commercial vessel Magic Seas in the Red Sea. The sinking cargo ship was targeted with unmanned boats, missiles, and drones.

According to Al Masirah, the statement was made by the rebels' military spokesperson Yahya Saree.

"Yemeni Armed Forces: Naval Forces, Rocketry Force, and drone air force targeted the ship "Magic Seas," owned by a company that violated the ban on entering ports in occupied Palestine.

The Yemeni Armed Forces attacked the vessel Magic Seas, which belongs to a company that violated the ban on entering occupied Palestinian ports. The attack was carried out using two unmanned boats, five ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as three drones," the spokesperson said.

According to him, the strike resulted in direct hits to the Magic Seas hull, after which water began entering the ship. Sarea noted that the vessel is "at risk of sinking," but its crew was successfully evacuated.

By Vugar Khalilov