Houthis sink Liberian cargo ship in Red Sea attack
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Daily Express US on MSNCargo ship sunk in Red Sea after Houthi missile blitz as Israel launches revenge strikesYemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for targetting a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship, prompting Israeli retaliation and surging regional war fears.
The sinking of the MSC ELSA 3, a Liberian-flagged container ship, off the southern coast of India has triggered a multi-layered crisis involving environmental damage, disrupted coastal economies, and complex insurance liabilities.
The weather prevented feeder vessels from collecting cargo from larger, mainline ships anchored at sea and transporting it through Bangladesh’s waterways.
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Officials said that a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles sank off Alaska after a fire broke out on the vessel earlier this month.
Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel
Just weeks before World War I ended, a German U-boat attack turned the Irish Sea into a graveyard, claiming over 500 lives in the deadliest maritime disaster in Irish waters, the sinking of RMS Leinster.
The wind and waves drove the ship into Cedar Cove, where it was relatively accessible for a salvage effort. It was lodged on a shelf along the rocky shoreline, which has given the 22,000-tonne ship some stability.