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Home » US military says Yemen’s Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea

US military says Yemen’s Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea

Houthis claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers – the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I – in the Red Sea on Monday, the US military said, calling the assaults “reckless acts of terrorism”.

The US Central Command said the Houthis attacked the two tankers with two ballistic missiles and a one-way attack uncrewed aerial system, hitting both vessels.

Both vessels were laden with crude oil, with the Amjad carrying about two million barrels of oil, according to the US military statement, which described the attacks as “reckless acts of terrorism by the Houthis.”

The Houthis late on Monday claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon with multiple missiles and drones but did not make any mention of the Saudi tanker.

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The supertanker has a maximum capacity of 2 million barrels.

The Suezmax tanker has a maximum capacity of 1 million barrels.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, has watched with alarm as Houthi missiles have been fired over its territory to target ships in the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia has tried to extract itself from a messy war in Yemen and a destructive feud with the Houthis’ principal backer, Iran.

The Houthis first launched aerial drone and missile strikes on the waterway in November.

They say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed tens of thousands, flattened most of the enclave and caused a humanitarian crisis following Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack.

In more than 70 attacks, the Houthis have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least three seafarers.

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