UP IN FLAMES: Houthi Attack Blows up Greek Oil Tanker in the Red Sea (VIDEO)
Meanwhile, the $1 trillion-a-year trade route of the Red Sea continues as dangerous as ever, as the Houthis published footage of Greek ship SOUNION being blown up.
Associated Press reported:
“Fire broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week, with the vessel now appearing to be adrift in the Red Sea, authorities said.
[…] A United States defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said American officials were aware of the fires and continued to monitor the situation.”
SOUNION was staffed by 25 Filipinos and Russians, as well as four private security personnel.
They were taken by a French destroyer to nearby Djibouti.
