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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    America Britain blows up all of Palestine but suddenly they really care about the environment when others try to stop them.

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      America isn’t blowing up Palestine. That is a fascist talking point, to try and shoehorn the US and NATO as the villains into any and every situation.

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        Where’d the bombs come from? Who fund’s the Israeli military?

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        Israel wouldn’t have a single fricking bullet without the funding of the US and other Western powers. It is very much America that is committing genocide in Palestine, we’re just letting someone else’s finger pull the trigger.

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          It’s also someone else aiming the gun. You don’t charge the guy in Walmart for a customer shooting someone.

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      Exactly. There is plenty of blame to put on the people who - in the face of a freaking climate crisis - still decide to ship shitloads shiploads of fossil fuel through a warzone.

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        America, israel and Britain

        But in this case it’s a American British ship which is why I’m referencing them specifically.

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          It isn’t an American ship, the ship has literally nothing to do with America.

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            Whoops my bad you are right. Thanks for correcting me.

            I read US central command and was confused thinking this was the Star Iris which was also attacked recently.

            I will correct my comments.