UK-Owned Bulk Carrier Sunk By Houthi Missile, Italian Warship Shoots Down Missile, Chemical Spill Presents Environmental Hazard
Bulk carrier Rubymar was sunk by an Iranian-backed Houthi missile, spilling 21,000 metric tons of ammonium phosphate sulfate fertilizer into the ocean..
RED SEA - The Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier Rubymar was sunk by an Iranian-backed Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile, spilling 21,000 metric tons of ammonium phosphate sulfate fertilizer into the ocean and presenting an environmental hazard.
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The Italian warship Nave Duilio also intercepted and shot down a Houthi drone over the red sea as it was flying toward the vessel.
A statement by the Italian Ministry of Defense said, "These attacks are part of a hybrid war, which uses every possibility, not only military, to harm some countries and benefit others".