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A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials said Friday.

The M/V Rubymar — a Belize-flagged, UK-registered, Lebanese-owned vessel — was carrying 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it was struck on Monday by one of two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi territory in Yemen.

US Central Command said the ship is currently anchored as it takes on water. “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,” US Central Command said.

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[-] xor 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

So, are we now agreed that one can criticise the houthis without being a "supporter of genocide"?

If so, I'll take that apology now, please.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes I will apologize for that one, criticism on their targeting seems valid. Thank you for providing a list of evidence.

I do still support the goal of turning the Genocide in Gaza into a financial problem for all the parties involved, but it does look like non-involved parties have been targeted.

One caveat I still hold is that we often only hear of links to banned nations after major damage on a ship. But the burden of proof for that initially lies on the Houthi's themselves. If Houthi's don't show how they believe a ship is linked to a banned nation, then they are not providing sufficient justification to attack it.

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