‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack
MOKHA, Yemen — Crew members of a Yemeni commercial ship who survived a deadly attack by Houthi rebels earlier this week said a second missile struck the vessel just as rescue efforts from the initial strike were underway, causing even more chaos and casualties.In all, three ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis struck the ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, just off Yemen’s coast, as it was coming into port, killing six people and injuring at least nine others, according to Yemeni authorities.It was part of an escalating campaign by the Houthis and their first deadly attack this year on a vessel navigating the strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and accounts for roughly 12% of global trade.“People were burning … it was a strange scene of doomsday,” said Zaheer Ahmed, a Pakistani crew member recovering at a hospital in the port city of…
Houthi rebels attacked a Yemeni commercial ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with three ballistic missiles, killing six people and injuring at least nine. The attack, which occurred as the ship approached port, involved a second missile strike during initial rescue efforts, intensifying the chaos. Crew members described intense fires and panic, with one survivor stating, "People were burning... it was a strange scene of doomsday." This incident marks the Houthis' first deadly attack this year on a vessel in the strait, a critical global trade route. The Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi-linked ships, escalating their campaign against government-held areas and Saudi Arabia, threatening to reignite Yemen's civil war.
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