Wen Junjian.
On the 12th, according to a report by Beiqing.com, the British Maritime ** Organization (UKMTO) announced that there was an attack on an oil tanker in the Middle EastA Norwegian oil tanker, the Stlinda, was hit by a missile in the southern waters of the Red Sea, north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and caught fire.
It is suspected that the "Stlinda" caught fire after being hit)
The U.S. command claimed that the tanker was hit by a shore-based anti-ship missile at midnight while the ship was passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and destined for Italy. At the time of the missile's attack, it was less than 30 kilometers away from the port of Moka in Yemen. In its statement, the U.S. military emphasized that the missiles came from "Houthi-controlled areas." It is clear that the United States is accusing the Houthis of being the armed group that fires missiles.
Strinda" data map).
The Houthis are not in a hurry to respond, but it seems that the Houthis are the only ones who can launch missiles at will in this part of the Red Sea, except for the United States itself. Moreover, the Houthis have repeatedly launched missile drones to strike not only Israel, but also "Israeli-related vessels" operating in the relevant waters. The Houthis, whose strikes were originally focused on Israeli ships, recently claimed that because Gaza aid has been blocked, they are beginning to consider expanding their targets to target any ships going to Israel, which could be targeted by missile drones. The Houthis also announced that they would release "important news" in the near future. At the same time as the Houthi statement, an attack on an oil tanker took place in the Red Sea.
Long-range missile systems of the Houthis).
If this incident is really an action launched by the Houthis, it means that the US military has been hit by a big blow, because the Houthi missiles are coming, and the US warships deployed in the Red Sea cannot stop them at all.
The US ship "Mason" recently conducted a joint operation with a Japanese Fukiyuki-class destroyer in the waters of the Gulf of Aden).
The U.S. military has just released **, boasting that the destroyer "Carney" carried out an operation to intercept Houthi missile drones in the Red Sea, and claimed that the U.S. military achieved a "22:0" result, with a total of 18 drones and 4 missiles intercepted. This paragraph of the US military has also caused controversy, because the cost of Houthi missiles and drones is very low, and the US military interceptor missiles are often millions of dollars.
The U.S. military specially issued ** to show its achievements).
And even such interceptor missiles actually failed to intercept the Houthi strikes on "Israeli merchant ships". The Houthi missiles are capable of hitting Israel all the way north, indicating that they have a range sufficient to cover the Red Sea, which is more than 2,000 kilometers long. Because the water is too large, the U.S. military is actually exhausted.
Information on the situation published by the UK Maritime Transport** organisation).
This time, the "Stlinda" was hit by a missile strike, and it also sent a request for help to the US ship "Mason," but the "Mason" arrived belatedly and had to go through the motions rather awkwardly. It is clear that the cowhide of the US military is broken. Fortunately, the missile strike did not cause a large-scale disaster, and the "Stlinda" itself was tough enough, and the personnel on it were basically safe, and it was able to continue to move towards the "safety zone" on its own power. If you want to count on the US military, it will definitely be unreliable.