Yemen's Houthis Seize UAE Ship Carrying ‘Military Supplies’

 

Warzone/The Drive: Iranian-Backed Houthi Rebels Show Off Captured Saudi Weapons After Seizing Cargo Ship  

While Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched multiple attacks on ships over the years, actually seizing one is much rarer for the group. 

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have released pictures and video footage of weapons, vehicles, small boats, and other military cargo onboard the landing craft-type cargo vessel Rwabee, which the group seized in the Red Sea overnight. 

Saudi Arabian officials said this ship, which is flagged in the United Arab Emirates, was bringing home materiel from a disused military hospital on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. 

The imagery the Houthis have released shows around a dozen of military trucks of various types, including at least one U.S.-made Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) variant and a Humvee with a large dish typically associated with ground-based satellite communications terminals. 

There are also a pair of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB) and containers and crates with other items, such as AK-type rifles and magazines for those guns, body armor, and helmets.  

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Yemen's Houthis Seize UAE Ship Carrying ‘Military Supplies’  

Yemen: Houthis seize UAE vessel carrying ‘military supplies’ -- Al Jazeera  

Houthi rebels seize vessel off Yemen which Saudis say carried medical supplies -- France 24  

Houthis seize 'hostile' vessel off Yemen that Saudis say carried medical equipment -- Reuters  

Yemeni rebels seize UAE ship in Red Sea after upsurge in violence -- The Guardian  

Saudi coalition demands Houthis release UAE vessel seized in Red Sea -- Al-Monitor  

Houthis Say Seized UAE Vessel Had Military Equipment on Board -- Sputnik