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Reports: Greek ship attacked by Houthi rebels sinks, one dead

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The United States imposed further sanctions on the Houthis on Monday after the Iran-backed militia carried out more than 190 attacks in the Red Sea. Pictured is the M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged Liberian bulk carrier that was hit by an anti-ship missile fired by the Houthis on March 6. Photo by US Central Command
The United States imposed further sanctions on the Houthis on Monday after the Iran-backed militia carried out more than 190 attacks in the Red Sea. Pictured is the M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged Liberian bulk carrier that was hit by an anti-ship missile fired by the Houthis on March 6. Photo by US Central Command | Licensed Photo

June 19 (UPI) – The Greek-owned ship that was attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen last week appears to have capsized and subsequently sunk after being attacked by the Iran-backed Houthis last week, according to reports.

“The ship is believed to have sunk,” UKMTO confirmed shortly after noon local time on Wednesday.

The MV Tutor was aboard a 22-man Filipino crew when the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier sank on June 12 after being severely damaged in a kamikaze-style ramming attack in the Red Sea by an unmanned surface vessel belonging to Yemen’s Houthis.

“Military authorities are reporting marine debris and oil sighted at the last reported location,” Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations said on social media on Wednesday.

One crew member is reported dead, the other 21 crew members have reportedly returned to the Philippines. The ship attack is believed to be the second vessel sunk by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen since March.

The captain of the 44,000-ton M/V Tutor reported that the ship was “filled with water and beyond the control of the crew” after being hit in the stern by a “5.8 to 7 meter long boat” in the attack last Wednesday in the Red Sea, about 66 miles southwest of the port of Hodeida.

One crew member was initially reported missing. The attack on the Tutor ship is just one of many other attacks on ships in the region.

“The Houthis claim to act on behalf of the Palestinians in Gaza, yet they attack and threaten the deaths of third-country nationals who have nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza,” CENTCOM posted on X on Friday.

Following the Houthi attack on the Greek ship, U.S. forces launched a series of attacks and destroyed Houthi radars that helped the group launch military strikes against commercial vessels, destroying seven radar stations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and several of their sea and air drones, U.S. Central Command said last week.

According to CENT COM, the Houthis’ continued threat to international trade “actually complicates the delivery of much-needed assistance to the people of Yemen and Gaza.”

The attack on the M/V Tutor initially caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room. Most of the crew abandoned ship and were rescued by US and allied forces.

On Monday, CENTCOM announced that U.S. forces had “successfully destroyed” eight Iran-backed Houthi unmanned aerial systems in a Houthi-controlled area of ​​Yemen within 24 hours during a military operation. No American casualties were reported during the operation.

And together with partner forces, the United States destroyed a Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle over the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and the African coast near Djibouti and Somalia.

“These systems have been determined to pose an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region,” CENTCOM said in an official statement on Tuesday.

“These actions were taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels.”

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