- French shipping firm CMA CGM reassures that its container ship, CMA CGM Tage, remains unharmed with no reported incidents.
- The company denies Houthi claims of targeting, stating the ship was en route to Egypt, not Israel.
- Houthi militants, protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza, have intensified attacks on Red Sea commercial vessels, increasing regional tensions.
French shipping firm CMA CGM CMACG.UL said on Wednesday that its CMA CGM Tage container ship was unharmed and suffered “no incident” after Yemen’s Houthis said they “targeted” the ship, reports Reuters.
About the incident
The CMA CGM spokesperson said the ship was headed for Egypt, denying the Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Sarea’s comment that it was bound for Israel.
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants, who control much of Yemen including the capital Sanaa, have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Source: Reuters
