Houthis Launch Missiles at Another Red Sea Commercial Shipment

Houthi forces spokesman Yahya Saree announced that Houthi sea forces conducted a missile attack on Mediterranean Shipping Company container ship MSC United.

The Liberian MSC UNITED VIII container ship transits in the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, on March 10, 2023. Aris Martinez/Reuters

The Islamist Houthi rebel forces in Yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on a commercial ship on Tuesday, continuing a trend of attacks on international shipments throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

On Tuesday, Houthi forces spokesman Yahya Saree announced in a post on the X social media app that Houthi sea forces conducted a missile attack targeting the Mediterranean Shipping Company container ship MSC United.