Officials warn of 'environmental disaster' after attack on cargo ship in Red Sea causes oil slick
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An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday. It also warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel's cargo of fertilizer.

An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday.

“The Houthis continue to demonstrate disregard for the regional impact of their indiscriminate attacks, threatening the fishing industry, coastal communities, and imports of food supplies,” it said.

The Associated Press, relying on satellite images from Planet Labs PBC of the stricken vessel, reported Tuesday that the vessel was leaking oil in the Red Sea.

  • Flumpkin@slrpnk.net
    1333·
    9 months ago

    This is such blatant propaganda

    An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels

    The Houthi are the ruling regime in Yemen, not rebels. This is a way to make them sound illegitimate. I don’t like them at all but they did oust foreign imperial powers from their country (Saudi Arabia and the USA).

    They claim to be acting over Israel’s war targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip, however they have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel

    They are trying impose sanctions against Israel and say they will stop as soon as there is a ceasefire. They are doing this to win domestic support.

    I really wish more countries would impose sanctions against Israel.

    Again they are pretty bad islamists and apparently pretty incompetent, but the overall framing here is propaganda.

    • ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz
      261·
      9 months ago

      The Houthi are the ruling regime in Yemen, not rebels. This is a way to make them sound illegitimate.

      The legitimate government of Yemen still exists, is still recognised as the government of Yemen by the United Nations, and is still controlling significant amounts of territory roughly equivalent to former South Yemen.

      They are trying impose sanctions against Israel

      They are attacking random civilian ships that are not headed to or from Israel. That’s not “sanctioning Israel”, that’s declaring war on the entire world.

      • Flumpkin@slrpnk.net
        320·
        9 months ago

        How can the government be legit if it’s backed by the US? :D

        Thanks for the info, I didn’t know they still are clinging on. Afaik they started with sanctions against Israel bound ships, then got attacked and now attack any US or UK ships. No doubt further escalations are coming instead of a ceasefire.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPM
      233·
      9 months ago

      Calling PBS and AP - two of the most highly regarded news sources - “blatent propaganda” says more about this comment than the article.

      You linked the Wikipedia article:

      The Houthi movement is a Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s.

      In 2003, influenced by the Lebanese Shia political and military organization Hezbollah, the Houthis adopted their official slogan against the United States, Israel, and the Jews.

      In late 2014, the Houthis repaired their relationship with [former president Ali Abdullah] Saleh, and with his help they took control of the capital city. The takeover prompted a Saudi-led military intervention to restore the internationally recognized government, leading to an ongoing civil war

      As far as I know, even their allies Iran and North Korea don’t recognize them as the legitimate government of Yemen. I’m not sure where you got your information, but I believe perhaps you misread or misunderstood something that you read.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      191·
      9 months ago

      Maybe they should stop “helping” Palestinians by creating environmental disasters on ships that weren’t even going to Israel.