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June 21, 2024, 07:05:35 PM |
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Since November 2023, the Yemeni Houthi group has been attacking ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis say their attacks on the important shipping route are an attempt to stop Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, saying they only attack ships "associated with Israel." However, the last ship, Tutor, which they apparently sank on June 12, is owned and operated by Greece and was flying the Liberian flag at the time of the attack. The impact caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room.
On March 2, the first ship sank in the Red Sea due to attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. We are talking about the cargo ship Rubymar, which they attacked on February 18th.
On March 6, CNN wrote that the Houthi attack resulted in the first loss of life as a result of a ballistic missile strike on the commercial ship True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden. Two crew members were killed.
Something is wrong with our world if states allow pirate acts to be carried out with virtual impunity for so long. It doesn’t matter what motivation the Houthis put forward, because completely innocent people are suffering from their actions.
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