"We carried out a special operation in the Red Sea using unmanned boats, ballistic missiles, and drones against a ship called Tutor, which could damage the vessel and caused it to sink," Saree said, adding that “our armed forces warn all companies about the consequences of cooperating with the Israeli enemy and their ships entering the ports of occupied Palestine,” according to IRNA. The Houthis also claim to have tried to target Israeli “ports of Ashdod and Haifa.”
The group says it uses drones and cruise missiles in these attacks. There was no evidence these claims were accurate in this instance, but the Houthis have targeted Eilat in the past.
CENTCOM confirms Houthi UAV launches
Meanwhile, US Central Command said on June 12 that CENTCOM “forces successfully destroyed three anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) launchers in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen and one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen over the Red Sea.”
In addition, CENTCOM says that two ballistic missiles were launched by the Houthis. Also, one “Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned surface vessel (USV) struck M/V Tutor, a Liberian flagged, Greek-owned and operated vessel, in the Red Sea. M/V Tutor most recently docked in Russia. The impact of the USV caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room.” READ MORE
