Crew extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen

  • 7 months ago
The incident comes after US forces targeted the Iran-backed rebel group in a fresh airstrike.
Transcript
00:00 US forces say they`ve destroyed a Houthi anti-ship missile that was preparing to attack shipping
00:05 in the Red Sea. Only hours before on Saturday, the Yemeni rebel group attacked this British
00:10 oil tanker. The Marlin Luanda burned for hours before the fire was put out. No one was injured,
00:15 however. A Houthi spokesman vowed to continue the attacks.
00:19 (INAUDIBLE)
00:20 Since mid-November, the Houthis say they`ve been attacking vessels linked to Israeli interests.
00:44 But it`s clear many of their targets have no links even indirectly to Israel. Their
00:48 campaign has disrupted global shipping and drawn both the U.S. and U.K. into armed conflict
00:54 as the Israel-Hamas war spills over into the wider region.
00:57 (whooshing)

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