Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Sunk Commercial Vessel in Red Sea

Independent sources have yet to confirm that the targeted vessel was actually sunk.

This photo released by the EU's Operation Aspides naval force shows an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on Sept. 14, 2024. Operation Aspides via AP

Yemen’s Ansar Allah group, otherwise known as the Houthis, has claimed to have sunk a Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged cargo vessel in the Red Sea.

On July 7, Houthi military spokesman Ameen Hayyan said the vessel—named the Magic Seas—had sunk “completely” as a result of a Houthi attack.