...and Yemen!

[ska invita]

latest on the hit and abandoned Rubymar:


!Its crew was evacuated to Djibouti after one missile hit the side of the ship, causing water to enter the engine room and its stern to sag, said its operator, the Blue Fleet Group.

A second missile hit the vessel's deck without causing major damage, Blue Fleet CEO Roy Khoury told AFP.

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels had claimed on Monday the attack on the ship, saying it was "at risk of potential sinking in the Gulf of Aden" after receiving "extensive damage".

Khoury said the ship was still afloat and shared an image captured on Wednesday that showed its stern low in the water.

"She will be towed to Djibouti but the tugboat has not yet arrived," Khoury said. "It should be there in two to three days."

When asked about the possibility of it sinking, Khoury said there was "no risk for now but always a possibility".

Ship-tracking site TankerTrackers.com confirmed that the Rubymar had not sunk but warned that the vessel was leaking fuel oil.!

 

[klang]

Ship-tracking site TankerTrackers.com confirmed that the Rubymar had not sunk but warned that the vessel was leaking fuel oil.!

Yemeni government has now warned of a major environmental catastrophe.
Ffs.

 

[_Russ_]

Yemeni government has now warned of a major environmental catastrophe.
Ffs.

It was foreseeable but

 

[2hats]

Submarine comms cables through the Red Sea have been damaged over the weekend.

East coast cable issues hit operators - IT-Online

Seacom has encountered a service-affecting outage on its subsea cable system, beginning on 24 February 2024. The disruption is only on the segment of the cable that runs from Mombasa (Kenya) to Zafarana (Egypt). Initial assessments suggest that the disruption to the subsea cable occurred within...

it-online.co.za

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Perhaps even sabotaged - there was speculation a few weeks ago that this might be a forthcoming target, indeed TeleYemen flagged up this possibility.

Could the Houthis sabotage international internet cables in the Red Sea? - Airforce Technology

Yemeni telecoms companies have warned that the Houthis are planning to target the Red Sea’s internet cables.

www.airforce-technology.com

 

[teqniq]

If they have actually sabotaged the cables that's really massively stupid.

 

[ska invita]

If they have actually sabotaged the cables that's really massively stupid.

Because?

 

[teqniq]

Because?

If you look at the map above it looks to be a major connection and will disrupt connections to Africa.

 

[ska invita]

If you look at the map above it looks to be a major connection and will disrupt connections to Africa.

indeed..."The disruption is only on the segment of the cable that runs from Mombasa (Kenya) to Zafarana (Egypt)."

 

[klang]

TeleYemen is based in Sana'a, controlled by the houthis

 

[teqniq]

An interlude from war war war provided by wonderful photos and narrative of Socotra island off the coast of Yemen:

Thread by @BaytAlFann on Thread Reader App

@BaytAlFann: The Socotra Island in Yemen has long been a land of mystery. Described as ‘The Galapagos of the Middle East’ & ‘The Jewel of Arabia,’ the unspoiled alien-like landscape of the island has intrigued trave...…

threadreaderapp.com

 

[bcuster]

A ship earlier hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, the first vessel lost in conflict

A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The sinking of the Rubymar comes as shipping through the...

www.yahoo.com

 

[TopCat]

Glug glug glug.

 

[klang]

This is serious.....

The real danger is probably the undisclosed cargo. The entire cargo is of 41,000 tons. We have no information about nearly 20,000 tons.’

Read more at: The Environmental Ramifications of Rubymar’s Sinking in the Red Sea

 

[TopCat]

Another ship attacked. Crew dead and injured. Ship drifting and on fire.
UK demands Houthi attacks must stop.

 

[TopCat]

Watch: Indian navy rescues ship crew after Houthi attack

Three crew members have been killed in the attack off southern Yemen, US officials say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[klang]

Change of aqap leadership - the death of khaled batarfi was announced yesterday, to be replaced by saad al awlaki.

The cause for batarfis death is not known.
He was saudi born and had a US bounty of 5 million dollars on his head.

Awlaki has a bounty of 6 million dollars on his head

 

[klang]

Bit dull but I'll still park it here

 

[klang]

The only noteworthy thing related to the above statement is that britain hasn't had an embassy in Sana'a since 2015.

 

[klang]

Houthis preparing for escalation

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240317-houthis-carry-out-military-drills-simulating-us-uk-invasion-of-yemen/

And threaten to widen their naval campaign

Yemen's Houthis announce plans to target ships in Indian Ocean

Yemen's Houthi rebels have announced their plan to attack ships as far as the Indian Ocean and the Cape of Good Hope, as global shipping continues to divert away from...

www.middleeastmonitor.com

 

[klang]

There have also been attacks on the southern forces over the weekend

 

[klang]

The way things have been developing and the more i think about, the more likely i find it that yemen will seperate into 2 different countries, n and s yemen, in the not too distant future.

 

[Dystopiary]

Thanks for your posts here klang.

 

[BristolEcho]

Thanks for your posts here klang.

Yep appreciated.

 

[klang]

thank you, just thinking aloud half of the time, best enjoyed with a pinch of salt.

 

[klang]

The way things have been developing and the more i think about, the more likely i find it that yemen will seperate into 2 different countries, n and s yemen, in the not too distant future.

I will expand on this at some point when I have time

 

[TopCat]

More insistent demands from western powers for the Houthi’s to immediately cease fire. Fucking hypocrites. Attack ships equals money equals ceasefire. Kill thirty thousand people, carry on.

 

[klang]

More insistent demands from western powers for the Houthi’s to immediately cease fire. Fucking hypocrites. Attack ships equals money equals ceasefire. Kill thirty thousand people, carry on.

agreed about the hypocrites bit, but Yemen NEEDS a ceasefire. The Houthis ramped up their inner-Yemen campaign quite a bit over the last weeks and work closer than ever with Al Qaida and Islah. They are trying hard to expand their territory. (23 has been a relatively peaceful year for Yemen, with all sides pretty much sticking to their borders).
The Houthis are using starvation and the very low value of the Rial and aid in the South to their advantage, and fighting a ruthless campaign.

 

[klang]

They are trying hard to expand their territory. (23 has been a relatively peaceful year for Yemen, with all sides pretty much sticking to their borders).

Yemeni soldier killed in Houthi attack in Dhale

AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni soldier was killed and another injured while defending their position against an onslaught by Yemen’s Houthi militia on Sunday evening in the southern province of Dhale, the latest in Houthi efforts to grab control of new areas in the province. The Dhale Axis Media Centre...

www.arabnews.com

 

[klang]

Kill thirty thousand people, carry on.

Not directed at you, and by no means a numbers game, but worth mentioning that an estimated 150 000 yemenis have lost their lives as a direct result of military action in the first 8 years since and during the Houthi take over.
Another 250 000 have starved to death or have died due to avoidable illnesses and lack of health care in the same period.

 

[klang]

At least 20 inc a family of 9 dead after houthi attack in al bayda.

Yemeni Family of 9 Killed as Houthi Forces Detonate Home in Bayda Province - The Media Line

A family of nine was killed in Yemen’s […]

themedialine.org

Al bayda has been on the front line since the early days of the war. It is a stunningly beautiful area.

This has nothing to do with the houthi's stance against the west or israel.
This is about land grabbing, terrorising a population, and greed