Krise im Roten Meer / Operation Prosperity Guardian

[Schneemann]

Offenbar haben die Houthis am 19.02. erneut eine Reaper-Drohne abgeschossen:

Houthis shot down Reaper drone in Yemen, Pentagon confirms [...]

U.S. military officials believe the MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile before it crashed into the Red Sea, Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters Tuesday. The drone had not yet been recovered, she said. The shoot-down marked the second U.S. Reaper drone that the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have shot down in recent months amid escalating violence in the region, sparked in part by the group’s attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. [...]

The Houthis last shot down a U.S. military drone in November, another MQ-9, which crashed into the Red Sea, the Pentagon said at that time. The rebel group, which has controlled much of Yemen since 2014, had previously shot down Reapers in 2017 and 2019. Reaper drones each cost about $30 million and are primarily flown by the Air Force to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. They can be armed with up to eight Hellfire missiles, according to the Air Force. Singh said Tuesday that she was uncertain whether the drone shot down Monday was armed.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_...63838.html

Die schwere Beschädigung eines Schiffes könnte zudem eine Ölpest verursacht haben:

Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea, US officials say

A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials said Friday.

The M/V Rubymar — a Belize-flagged, UK-registered, Lebanese-owned vessel — was carrying 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it was struck on Monday by one of two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi territory in Yemen. US Central Command said the ship is currently anchored as it takes on water. “The Houthis continue to demonstrate disregard for the regional impact of their indiscriminate attacks, threatening the fishing industry, coastal communities, and imports of food supplies,” US Central Command said. [...]

The damage sustained by the Rubymar is potentially the most significant to a vessel caused by an attack launched by the Houthis, who have been targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden for months.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/23/polit...index.html

Nachtrag:

Bild vom halb gesunkenen Schiff (welches aber aktuell wohl noch schwimmt):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02...le-strike/

Schneemann