Sudden! A container operated by CMA CGM was attacked!

According to reports, the merchant ship, named "Koi", was attacked on its way to Israel. CNN reported that a few hours before the attack on "Koi", a missile from the Houthi armed forces nearly hit the destroyer "Gravely", which marked the beginning of the conflict between the Houthis and the US warship. first close contact.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarri said they were targeting a container ship called the Koi, which was bound for a port in Palestine currently occupied by Israel.

So far, the Houthis’ claims have not been confirmed. The Houthis have also made inaccurate assertions about their success rates in the past. A shipping intelligence source said the authenticity has yet to be confirmed. However, private security firm Ambre reported late Wednesday that a ship near the Bab el-Mandab Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden was indeed hit by a missile, without specifying its name.

According to inquiries, there are multiple ships with the same name as KOI in the international ship database, only one of which is a container ship flying the Liberian flag and is currently docked near Yemen. The "KOI" in question is a container ship flying the Liberian flag. It was built in 2011 and has a capacity of 8,586TEU.

According to overseas media reports, in fact, the ship has no clear connection with the United States. Its ship management company is UK-based Oceonix Services, which is also the management company of the "Marin Luanda" oil product tanker. Last week, it was hit by a missile from the Houthi armed forces and caused a fire.

However, upon inquiry, the ship was actually operated by CMA CGM, serving the India/Middle East-Mediterranean Med Express (MEDEX) route. It was conducting the 0MXHEW1MA voyage at the time of the incident, involving ANL, CMA CGM, COSCO SHIPPING, HAPAG-LLOYD, and OOCL. Multiple shipping companies share cabins.

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have raised concerns about disruptions and bottlenecks in international trade.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it successfully destroyed 10 unmanned aerial vehicles that were about to launch attacks and were considered a serious threat to U.S. merchant ships and warships.

In addition, Central Command also claimed to have struck a ground control station for a Houthi drone. U.S. warships reportedly shot down three Iranian drones and a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden in response to the threat.