On the 20th, Yemen's Houthi spokesman Yahya Saryea said on social media ** that the British cargo ship Rubymar, which was previously attacked by the Houthis 35 nautical miles south of the Yemeni port city of Muha, had "completely sunk".
On the 22nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published a "fact-checking" report, saying that the freighter "did not sink". However, many netizens who have watched "Refuting Rumors"** can't help laughing.
In the original report, the BBC said that it had received two photos taken on the 20th and 21st, respectively, and that the Chinese vessel had been severely damaged and capsized in the sea, but part of the hull was still on the water. The BBC said that the ship could be basically identified as the "Ruby" from the outside, and the two photos** showed that the ship was "not sunk".
According to the verification published by the BBC**, the picture above is said to have been taken on the 21st, and the picture below is said to have been taken on the 20th. The BBC's refinement of the word "sinking" and "refuting rumors" made many netizens who read the report find it very interesting. The badly damaged ship could indeed be considered "sunk" in common sense, but the BBC insisted that it was not "sunk", and that it could only be said to be a refutation for the sake of refutation.
Some netizens said that in their own understanding, the ship has "sunk", some netizens deliberately joked and sarcastically said that "this ship looks very good", and some people corrected the wording for the BBC, saying that the ship is "sinking". There are also many netizens who complained: "This news is awesome" and "I really want to thank you for sharing".
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