Houthi Naval Mine Kills 3 Egyptian Fishermen

Arab World

February 8th, 7:05am

Asharq Al-Awsat

A drone boat captured from Yemen's Houthi rebels that was once loaded with explosives. The rebels have used such boats and mines against shipping in the Red Sea. AP

A Houthi mine killed 3 Egyptian fishermen in the Red Sea, while several others were saved. The Arab Coalition said that it responded to a distress call from a fishing boat carrying fishermen in the Red Sea early on Wednesday which sank due to an explosion from a naval mine. “At (0200), Wednesday, 05 February 2020, Coalition Naval forces responded to a communication reporting the sinking of a fishing boat in International Waters in the Red Sea as a result of a naval mine explosion,” said a statement by the Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki. Initially, there were six Egyptian fishermen on the boat, three of whom were rescued. “The terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militia’s continuation of planting and deploying naval mines is a serious threat to maritime navigation and international trade in South of the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait,” al-Maliki's statement noted. According to the Coalition, a total of 137 mines planted and deployed indiscriminately by the Houthi militia south of the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait were discovered and destroyed.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2121071/houthi-naval-mine-kills-3-egyptian-fishermen