Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday they have attacked an Israeli owned tanker with a ballistic missile off the Red Sea coast.
Military Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said a statement that a ballistic missile targeted an Israeli oil tanker ‘Scarlet Ray’ in the northern Red Sea.
“The naval forces carried out a military operation targeting the Zionist oil tanker ‘Scarlet Ray’ in the northern Red Sea, with a ballistic missile,” Brig. Gen. Saree stated.
“The operation resulted in a direct hit on the ship, thank God,” he added.
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— العميد يحيى سريع (@army21yemen) September 1, 2025
The spokesman stressed the revolutionary forces will continue to support the Palestinian people through the blockade on Israeli ships or ships heading to the Zionist entity as well as missile and drone strikes targeting the occupied territories.
“These operations won’t stop until the aggression ceases and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that a tanker reported an explosion near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu, agencies reported, adding that the vessel was raising the flag of Liberia.
A vessel reported “a splash in close proximity from an unknown projectile and heard a loud bang”, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, adding that the vessel’s crew were all safe and it was continuing to its next voyage.
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31 AUG 2025 1730UTChttps://t.co/vMiU6Vsj8c#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/bFgNpOJqSS— UKMTO Operations Centre (@UK_MTO) August 31, 2025
Source: Al-Manar English Website
