{"id":2333891,"date":"2024-08-29T20:06:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T00:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-board-massive-oil-laden-tanker-and-set-explosives-chant-death-to-america-as-ship-detonates\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T00:12:55","slug":"houthis-board-massive-oil-laden-tanker-and-set-explosives-chant-death-to-america-as-ship-detonates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-board-massive-oil-laden-tanker-and-set-explosives-chant-death-to-america-as-ship-detonates\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis Board Massive Oil-Laden Tanker and Set Explosives, Chant &#8216;Death to America&#8217; as Ship Detonates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fhouthis-board-massive-oil-laden-tanker-and-set-explosives-chant-death-to-america-as-ship-detonates%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=2333891&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>On Thursday,\u2064 Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels released a video showing their fighters \u200dattacking the\u200d Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which had been abandoned after repeated assaults.\u200d The\u200c footage depicted the rebels chanting slogans while detonating explosives on the vessel, raising concerns about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-americans-protest-construction-of-canadian-pipeline-in-minn\/\" title=\"Native Americans protest construction of Canadian pipeline in Minn.\">potential oil spill<\/a> \u200cin \u2063the Red Sea. This incident marks a significant escalation in\u200b the Houthis\u2019 campaign to disrupt maritime activities linked to the ongoing \u2063Israel-Hamas conflict, which has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ship-hit-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-sinks-in-red-sea-first-vessel-lost-in-conflict\/\" title=\"Ship hit by Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea, first vessel lost in conflict\">disrupted aid shipments<\/a> to Yemen and Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>The Sounion, carrying approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-in-high-demand-as-biden-tries-to-maneuver-around-bad-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Oil in High Demand as Biden Tries to Maneuver Around Bad Energy Policies\">1 million barrels<\/a> \u2063of oil, was first targeted on August 21st. A French destroyer had previously rescued \u2064the \u200dship&#8217;s crew before it was abandoned. The video confirms earlier reports of Houthi operations on the vessel. Houthi leader Abdul\u200b Malik al-Houthi suggested the attack demonstrated U.S. misrepresentation of Yemeni military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>International agencies, including the U.S. and EU, are concerned about the environmental impact of a \u2063potential oil spill, which could devastate local wildlife. While the European Union&#8217;s naval forces are preparing to address any \u2062environmental crisis, U.N. representatives have noted possible cooperation from the Houthis for salvage operations. The rebels have escalated attacks on maritime vessels, claiming to target those associated with\u200b Israel or its allies while impacting many unrelated ships.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker Sounion: &ldquo;God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The blasts capped the most-serious attack in weeks by the Houthis in their campaign disrupting the $1 trillion in goods that pass through the Red Sea each year over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, as well as halting some aid shipments to conflict-ravaged Sudan and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The Sounion carried some 1 million barrels of oil when the Houthis initially attacked it on August 21st with small arms fire, projectiles and a drone boat. A French destroyer operating as part of the European Union&rsquo;s Operation Aspides rescued the Sounion&rsquo;s crew of 25 Filipinos and Russians, as well as four private security personnel, after they abandoned the vessel and took them to nearby Djibouti.<\/p>\n<p>The footage released Thursday shows masked Houthi fighters carrying Kalashnikov-style <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/many-dead-injured-terrorists-hit-moscow-concert-venue-rifles-explosives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rifles<\/a> boarding the Sounion after it was abandoned. The bridge appeared ransacked. Fighters then rigged explosives over hatches on its deck leading to the oil tankers below. At least six simultaneous blasts could be seen in the footage.<\/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>The footage, as well as comments by the Houthi&rsquo;s mysterious leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, confirmed an earlier analysis by The Associated Press that the Houthis boarded and planted explosives on the Sounion. The Houthi-controlled SABA news agency described al-Houthi as saying the Sounion attack shows America &ldquo;is lying in its claims regarding any deterrence of Yemeni operations supporting Palestine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The effectiveness of our operations and their control of the situation is acknowledged by the enemies,&rdquo; al-Houthi said.<\/p>\n<p>Western countries and the United Nations have warned any oil spill from the Sounion could devastate the coral reefs and wildlife that call the Red Sea home. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment over the new Houthi footage. However, the EU&rsquo;s naval force in the region says it has yet to see any oil spill from the Sounion.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Aspides &ldquo;is preparing to facilitate any courses of action, in coordination with European authorities and neighboring countries, to avert a catastrophic environmental crisis,&rdquo; the EU mission said. &ldquo;Together, we can protect the environment and maintain stability in the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric commended the efforts by the international community and the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, &ldquo;to secure the immediate access to the vessel and avert an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-celebrated-downfall-northeast-fossil-fuel-plants-now-region-headed-catastrophe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental catastrophe<\/a>.&rdquo; The Houthis have agreed to allow the operation to proceed safely, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dujarric did not offer any indication when it might start, but added that the reports that &ldquo;the salvage operations for the tanker can proceed with tugboats and rescue ships to access the incident area&rdquo; are encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Houthis suggested they may allow the Sounion to be salvaged, though the rebels already once blocked crews trying to reach the abandoned vessel, the U.S. military said.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October. They seized one vessel and sank two in the campaign that also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a U.S.-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels maintain that they target ships linked to Israel, the U.S. or the U.K. to force an end to Israel&rsquo;s campaign against Hamas in Gaza. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, including some bound for Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The tanker had been deserted previously due to ongoing attacks from the Houthis. In the footage, which shows the Iran-supported Houthis chanting their slogan during the detonation of bombs on the oil tanker Sounion, they proclaim: &#8220;God is great; death to America; death to Israel; curse upon Jews; victory for Islam.&#8221; This incident marks one of the most severe assaults by the Houthis in recent weeks as part of their efforts to disrupt trade worth $1 trillion that passes through the Red Sea annually amid tensions stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, while also affecting aid deliveries to war-torn Sudan and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The Sounion was carrying approximately 1 million barrels of oil when it was first attacked by Houthis on August 21 with small arms fire, projectiles, and a drone boat. A French destroyer involved in Operation Aspides\u2014part of an EU mission\u2014rescued 25 crew members (Filipinos and Russians) along with four private security personnel after they abandoned ship and were taken to Djibouti. The released footage shows masked Houthi fighters armed with Kalashnikov-style rifles boarding the abandoned Sounion, which appeared ransacked. They then rigged explosives over hatches leading down into its oil tanks, resulting in at least six visible explosions.<\/p>\n<p>The video corroborates earlier reports from The Associated Press regarding Houthi actions aboard the Sounion. Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Houthis, claimed that this attack demonstrates America&#8217;s false claims about deterring Yemeni operations supporting Palestine. He stated that &#8220;the effectiveness of our operations is recognized by our enemies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Western nations and United Nations officials have expressed concerns about potential environmental damage from an oil spill originating from this incident affecting coral reefs and marine life in the Red Sea. While there has been no immediate response from U.S. State Department officials regarding this new footage released by Houthi forces, EU naval forces operating nearby reported no signs yet of an oil spill from Sounion. They are preparing measures alongside European authorities and neighboring countries aimed at preventing an environmental disaster.<\/p>\n<p>U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric praised international efforts led by U.N.&#8217;s special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg aimed at securing access to salvage operations for preventing ecological harm related to this vessel incident while noting that Houthis have agreed for these operations to proceed safely.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday prior, there were indications from Houthis suggesting they might permit salvage efforts for Sounion despite having previously obstructed attempts made by crews trying to reach it according to U.S military sources.<\/p>\n<p>Since October&#8217;s outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas began, more than 80 vessels have reportedly been targeted by missile or drone strikes launched by Houthis who claim these attacks are directed against ships associated with Israel or its allies as leverage against Israeli actions against Hamas in Gaza\u2014even though many targeted vessels lack any direct ties or connections related specifically towards those conflicts including some headed towards Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7a877115ac894d5d88649fe7f43b5845-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[17819,6281,32402,32219,39713],"class_list":["post-2333891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-explosives","tag-houthis","tag-international-relations","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-oil-tanker"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7a877115ac894d5d88649fe7f43b5845-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}