A British-owned cargo ship that was struck by anti-ship missiles fired last month by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists has sunk in the Red Sea, according to government officials.
The attack happened 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The crew was forced to quickly abandon the ship after one of the missiles hit the engine room in the rear of the ship, causing it to take on water and eventually become the first major merchant vessel the Houthis have sunk in the present conflict.
“We announce the sinking of the ship M/V Rubymar yesterday evening, Friday, coinciding with the weather conditions and strong winds witnessed at sea,” the Crisis Management Cell of the Rubymar cargo ship formed by the Yemeni government said in a statement.
The government said that the sinking of the ship “will cause an…
