On the morning of September 2, the Red Sea was successfully attacked by two merchant ships within hours. According to UKMTO, the first attack occurred at 0130, when a vessel was hit by two unknown shells near Salif, 70 seas northwest of Yemen. A third explosion reportedly occurred near the ship, causing no casualties in the attack. “Damage control is underway,” the report said.
Media reports claim that the vessel is a shuttle tanker flying the flag of Panama”Blue Lagoon I”, these missiles have since been confirmed as missiles.According to the captain's report to the UKMTO, in another incident at 0630 hours, a ship was hit by an unmanned aerial system in the 58th Sea west of Holteida, and both ships reported that they were heading to the next port of call.
Tanker at the time of the attack“Sunyon”Still burning near Yemen, the ship was attacked by Hussein's armed forces on August 21, and has been on fire since Hussein boarded the ship on August 23 and placed remotely detonated explosives on the deck. The Hussein armed forces claimed responsibility for the initial attack and documented subsequent embarkation and remote explosions, and authorized rescuers to approach the damaged tanker. SUNION RESERVES ABOUT 1 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL, POSING A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO NAVIGATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
