Oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after Houthi missile attack

[Kennah]

Source: CNN

An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants, in the latest incident linked to the Iran-backed group in the key shipping route.

The operator of the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda said Friday the vessel had been “struck by a missile in the Gulf of Aden after transiting the Red Sea,” and that “firefighting equipment on board is being deployed to suppress and control the fire caused in one cargo tank on the starboard side.”

The Iran-backed militants claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that they had fired on the tanker in response to the “American-British aggression against our country [Yemen]” and in support of the Palestinian people.

The commodities group Trafigura, which operates the ship and has offices in Britain, said it is monitoring the situation and that military ships in the region are on the way “to provide assistance.”


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/26/middleeast/oil-tanker-fire-houthi-missile-attack-gulf-aden-intl/index.html

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Clearly not enough launch sites have been struck

[jaxexpat]

1. We must understand that, just as we praise the desperate efforts of the Ukranian "David"..........

in his battle with the Russian "Goliath", much of the world supports those who act in defiance to machinations of the "Anglo-American Imperialists". Right or wrong, just or not, that's just the way it is because righteousness, like patriotism, is a relative concept. Unfortunately, it's the weak and relatively unrewarded, who by coincidence of geography, are the front-line proxy warriors convenient to the PTB who "no matter the winner, they just pay the cost*".

*Surely you recall this lyric excerpt. "The Monster" by Steppenwolf from a more innocent and naive time, ages ago.

So, no matter how it shakes out, it's still just sad.

[Historic NY]

2. The one carrying Russian oil

and is actually flagged out of the Marshall Islands

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5592484/mmsi:538007848/imo 829899/vessel:MARLIN_LUANDA

[Igel]

3. And owned by a corporation out of Singapore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafigura

The Houthi rulers don't care. They're disrupters, but on a leash. Russia will get paid, those not hurting the leash will hurt.

I'm glad we're protecting safety on the seas to keep this kind of thing from happening all the while not escalating things.

(Granted, this is a hard problem: You respond appropriately, and negative solidarity and biases rush to the rescue.)