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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    9 months ago

    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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      9 months ago

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

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      9 months ago

      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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        9 months ago

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