Two injured in Houthi attack on Dutch ship

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European Union maritime forces said they had rescued all 19 crew members on board a Dutch-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden following an attack by the Houthis on Sept 29.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00European Union Maritime Forces said they had rescued all 19 crew members on board a

00:07Dutch-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden, following an attack by the Houthis on Monday.

00:12The Unav4 Aspidaes, which is a EU maritime mission, said the rescue operation on the

00:17MV Minerva-Gracht vessel concluded on Tuesday, with the evacuation of all the crew members

00:24including two injured victims.

00:26They said one of the victims was seriously wounded and had been transferred to Djibouti

00:31by helicopter.

00:33They said the vessel remained adrift, and cautioned all passing vessels in the vicinity

00:37on the presence of the wreckage.

00:39On Wednesday, the Yemen-based Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack.

00:56They said the vessel was targeted because it violated the entry ban to the ports of occupied

01:11state of Palestine.

01:13The group has launched numerous assaults on vessels in the Red Sea since 2023, targeting

01:18ships they deem linked to Israel in what they describe as solidarity with Palestinians over

01:24the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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