{"id":2306872,"date":"2024-07-23T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hostile-fast-boat-closes-in-on-cargo-ship-explodes-as-security-forces-open-fire\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:14:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:14:38","slug":"watch-hostile-fast-boat-closes-in-on-cargo-ship-explodes-as-security-forces-open-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hostile-fast-boat-closes-in-on-cargo-ship-explodes-as-security-forces-open-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Hostile Fast Boat Closes in on Cargo Ship, Explodes as Security Forces Open Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-hostile-fast-boat-closes-in-on-cargo-ship-explodes-as-security-forces-open-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306872&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wards-cargo-ship-kamikaze-attack\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>stood dumbfounded<\/a> as a small boat rapidly approached their vessel before exploding.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    The crew members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serious-danger-to-our-health-and-well-being-scientists-gear-up-to-battle-murder-hornets\/\" title=\"\u2018Serious Danger To Our Health And Well-Being\u2019: Scientists Gear Up To Battle Murder Hornets\">cargo ship<\/a> \u200cwatched in \u200bhorror as \u2062the small boat, loaded with explosives, headed straight towards them. The\u200d attackers had\u200b used \u200ca kamikaze-style tactic, sacrificing their own lives to\u200c cause maximum damage to the ship. The explosion rocked the cargo ship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/38-iranian-dissidents-urge-biden-to-keep-trumps-pressure-on-despotic-regime\/\" title=\"38 Iranian Dissidents Urge Biden To Keep Trump\u2019s Pressure On Despotic Regime\">causing chaos<\/a> and \u200cdestruction in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2062shock and confusion, the crew \u200cmembers sprang \u200cinto action, working together \u200bto\u200c contain the\u200b damage and ensure the safety of everyone on board. The\u2062 captain quickly radioed for help, while the\u2062 rest of \u2064the crew worked tirelessly to\u2064 put out fires and assess the\u200b extent\u200c of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the attack, the\u200b crew members stood united,\u200c determined \u200bto overcome this \u2062traumatic experience \u2062and \u200ccontinue their journey. They knew that \u2063they were lucky to have survived, and \u200bthey were grateful\u2063 for each other&#8217;s\u200c bravery and quick thinking in the face of danger. This harrowing experience \u200dbrought them closer \u2064together, forging a bond that would last \u200ba lifetime.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A fast-paced video from the high seas shows security forces on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-yemen-houthi-rebels-claim-latest-attack-cargo-ship-gulf-aden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cargo ship<\/a> scrambling to meet a deadly threat with rifle fire, eventually ending the danger with an explosive well-placed shot.<\/p>\n<p>The undated video first popped up Monday on social media sites.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed from atop a cargo vessel, it begins with the fast boat rapidly closing the distance.<\/p>\n<p>The small boat soon swings toward the commercial ship and cuts a path directly for the side. Men on the larger vessel can be heard just out of frame readying weapons and other gear.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-police-deploy-violent-tactics-to-quell-anti-regime-protesters\/\" title=\"Iranian Police Deploy Violent Tactics To Quell Anti-Regime Protesters\">security forces open fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Small plumes in the water around the incoming boat show the first volley of shots misses the threat entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, however, a well-placed shot hits the smaller vessel, sparking an explosion and a gigantic fireball.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As it should be, without mercy on bandits and criminals,&rdquo; a message accompanying the video post on X reads in Spanish.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Como debe ser, sin clemencia con los bandidos y criminales &hellip;. Piratas &#127988;&zwj;&#9760;&#65039; tratando de abordar barcos &#128674;&hellip;. !!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6gZlksymNj\">pic.twitter.com\/6gZlksymNj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roman Pinto &#127483;&#127466;&#127482;&#127480; (@roman__pinto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roman__pinto\/status\/1815491652317823335?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post on Monday erroneously labeled the small boat as possibly belonging to pirates, but more recent updates have identified the explosives-laden vessel as an unmanned kamikaze boat launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Brazil to Ukraine] crew of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-warship-enters-red-sea-after-u-s-sinks-attempted-houthi-hijackers-report\/\" title=\"Iranian warship enters Red Sea following US sinking of Houthi hijackers: Report\">container ship sailing<\/a> through the Red Sea destroyed a Houthi one-way attack USV by rifle fire,&rdquo; the maritime news account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NavyLookout\/status\/1815673268965167252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy Lookout<\/a> wrote Tuesday on X.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed force causing chaos in Yemen and the surrounding Red Sea, have turned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/png-declared-holiday-for-bidens-visit-but-he-canceled\/\" title=\"PNG declared holiday for Biden&#039;s visit, but he canceled.\">vital sea lane<\/a> into a shooting gallery in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, video emerged of another Kamikaze attack in the Red Sea. Armed guards seen in a video of the incident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armed-guards-stand-dumbfounded-strange-small-boat-zooms-toward-cargo-ship-moments-later-freighter-sinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed to react to the incoming threat<\/a>, and their ship, the Greek-flagged Tutor, began quickly taking on water after a vicious explosion at the hull.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel was soon abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Kamikaze attacks are not the only weapon in the Houthi toolbelt.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Belize-flagged cargo ship Rubymar was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-ship-earlier-attacked-yemens-houthi-rebels-sinks-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck by a ballistic missile<\/a> and sent drifting in the sea.<\/p>\n<p>By early March, the ship had taken on so much water it sank into the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels began terrorizing the Red Sea supposedly in support of Gaza and to antagonize Israel and its partners around the world. 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