Suddenly, the container ship Groton operated by CMA CGM was attacked
Yemen's Houthi militants said on Saturday they had attacked a Liberian-flagged container ship, the Groton, for the second time in their latest campaign against commercial shipping in the Gulf of Aden.
Yemeni military spokesman Yahya Sari, in a televised statement, did not specify when the latest strike in Groton took place. He said the operation hit its target with precision, saying it violated a navigation ban imposed by the Houthis.
Four days ago, AIS reported GROTON's location to be in the Arabian Sea, and the ship was en route to the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), arriving as originally scheduled on September 5. The AIS update on September 2 showed that the status of the ship was "anchored", and the details of the ship have not yet been announced, which may have an impact on the subsequent shipment schedule.
On August 3, UK maritime agency UKMTO and British security firm Ambrey confirmed that the Groton container ship was hit by a missile 125 nautical miles east of the Yemeni port of Aden.
The Houthis have sunk two commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in a nine-month campaign of drone and missile attacks. They say their attacks are carried out in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and are likely to continue if a ceasefire is not reached.
Yemeni military spokesman Yahya Sari, in a televised statement, did not specify when the latest strike in Groton took place. He said the operation hit its target with precision, saying it violated a navigation ban imposed by the Houthis.
Four days ago, AIS reported GROTON's location to be in the Arabian Sea, and the ship was en route to the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), arriving as originally scheduled on September 5. The AIS update on September 2 showed that the status of the ship was "anchored", and the details of the ship have not yet been announced, which may have an impact on the subsequent shipment schedule.
On August 3, UK maritime agency UKMTO and British security firm Ambrey confirmed that the Groton container ship was hit by a missile 125 nautical miles east of the Yemeni port of Aden.
The Houthis have sunk two commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in a nine-month campaign of drone and missile attacks. They say their attacks are carried out in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and are likely to continue if a ceasefire is not reached.
