A Greek-operated bulk carrier, Magic Seas, sustained severe damage in a multi-pronged attack off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, believed to have been carried out by Houthi militants. All 19 crew
A Greek-operated bulk carrier, Magic Seas, sustained severe damage in a multi-pronged attack off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, believed to have been carried out by Houthi militants. All 19 crew members aboard were safely rescued and are expected to arrive in Djibouti later Monday, according to the ship’s operator, Stem Shipping.
However, Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged vessel transporting iron and fertilizers from China to Turkey, is now at risk of sinking, Stem Shipping representative Michael Bodouroglou said. The attack marked the first major maritime assault in the Red Sea corridor since mid-April.
In an intense four-hour assault, the vessel came under fire from gunmen aboard skiffs and was hit by missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, and unmanned sea drones, according to maritime security reports. Fires broke out at the ship’s forepeak, electricity was lost, and flooding was reported in the engine room and two cargo holds before the crew abandoned the ship.
“We don’t have any further information since the crew, terrorized, abandoned the vessel,” Bodouroglou told Reuters. “It struck us like lightning.”
The Magic Seas had previously made a port call in Israel, but Bodouroglou emphasized that the ship’s current voyage had no links to the country. The vessel
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