A Houthi missile hit the Marlin Luanda oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden

Missile launched by Houthi of Yemen hit on Friday the tanker Marlin Luanda under the flag of the Marshall Islands, as announced a few minutes ago by the US Central Command or CENTCOM.

“On January 26 at 7:45 p.m. (Yemeni time, 6:45 p.m. Greek time), Iran-backed Houthi terrorists fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from an area they control in Yemen and hit the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker M/V Marlin Luanda. The cruiser USS Carney (DDG 64) and other allied ships responded and are providing assistance. No injuries have been reported so far.”the CENTCOM statement said.

Eight hours later, US forces destroyed an anti-ship missile the Houthis were preparing to launch into the Red Sea, according to a new update.


Source: News Beast

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