Yemen Monitor/News Room
Britain announced on Thursday the loss of the crew of the ship “Tutor” , which was recently targeted by the Houthis in the Red Sea.
London’s ambassador to Yemen, Abdat Sharif, said on X platform: “We are saddened by the missing crew of the MV Tutor ship.”
She added that “the Houthis’ reckless attacks once again have tragic consequences and threaten the environment and the livelihoods of the Yemeni people,” without giving further details.
This comes after the spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Sari’a, published a video clip on Wednesday evening showing scenes of what he said was the targeting of the “Tutor” ship in the Red Sea with two unmanned boats, which led to its sinking.
On Tuesday evening, the British Navy announced in a statement the sinking of the cargo ship “Tutor” in the Red Sea after it was targeted by a Houthi drone on June 12.
Since November, the Houthis have targeted more than 100 commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and recently expanded their operations to the Indian Ocean. They said they were targeting ships linked to Israel, which is waging a brutal attack on Gaza Strip. However, the Yemeni government and experts say that Houthis’ goals are local to escape internal crises and improve their image in the region.
In response, the United States and Britain have been carrying out an air strike campaign against Iran-backed Houthis since January 11. As a result, the Houthis have announced the expansion of their operations to include US and British ships.
