According to US military, a Belize-registered UK-owned vessel that Houthis attacked in the past month recently sank into the Red Sea.
The sunken vessel’s cargo contains hazardous fertilizers which pose a big risk to marine life.
The ship “Rubymar” happens to be the first vessel to be lost since the Houthis targeted commercial vessels in November.
The drones as well as missile assaults have compelled shipping majors to divert their vessels to the longer route via southern Africa, disrupting worldwide trade by postponing deliveries and sending the costs rocketing.
The sinking bulk carrier presents a subsurface effect risk to other vessels that transit the waterway’s busy and critical shipping lanes.
The Iran-led Houthis, who exercise control over the north of Yemen and other huge centers, say that their campaign is to show solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
The US military has earlier mentioned that the missile attack had enormously impaired the bulk vessel loaded with almost 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer and resulted in an 18-mile oil slick.