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00:25Explosions rip through the darkness, a missile streaks in
00:30And a tanker erupts in flames
00:32This is first time seen footage from
00:35In
00:362024
00:37Showing the moment Yemen's Houthis targeted the
00:39British-linked
00:40Oil tanker Marlon Luanda in the Gulf of Aden
00:43And the timing of this footage could be
00:45Not be more dangerous, surfacing now as the United States is poised to strike
00:50Iran
00:51And the Houthis have warned that US ships will be legitimate targets if that happens
00:55On January 27, 2024, the Houthis launched a
01:00Missile attack on the Marlon Luanda, a British oil tanker transiting the Gulf of Aden
01:05The group's military spokesman, Yahya Sari, said Yemeni naval forces
01:10Fired multiple missiles, scoring what he called a direct strike
01:14The impact
01:15Marlon Luanda ignited a fire aboard the vessel, sending flames and smoke into the air
01:20Marlon Luanda
01:20At the time risk monitor, Ambry, confirmed the ship was set ablaze southeast of the Port of Aden
01:25Though the crew was later reported safe
01:27The same day as the tanker strike, the
01:30Houthis also fired an anti-ship ballistic missile at a US Navy destroyer
01:35U.S. Central Command said the missile was launched from Yemen toward the USS
01:40Kearney in the Gulf of Aden
01:41The destroyer successfully intercepted and destroyed the
01:45missile mid-air
01:46No injuries or damage were reported, but the message was clear
01:50U.S. warships were already in the crosshairs
01:53That attack was not
01:55Isolated
01:56Around the same period, multiple merchant vessels reported explosions
02:00Nearby
02:01Including a Panama-flagged tanker that saw two blasts detonate
02:05within a mile of its position
02:07U.K. maritime trade operations confirm
02:10Missile detonations in and above the water
02:13Since November 2023
02:15The Houthis have targeted Red Sea shipping claiming solidarity with Palestinians
02:20in Gaza and vowing to hit Israeli linked vessels
02:23They have since widened
02:25That definition
02:26Declaring U.S. and British interests legitimate targets as well
02:30The consequences have rippled across global trade
02:34The Red Sea carries
02:35Roughly 12 percent of international maritime traffic
02:38And repeated attacks have forced
02:40Major shipping firms to reroute
02:42Instead of transiting the Suez Canal
02:45Vessels are sailing thousands of extra miles around the Cape of Good Hope
02:49Adding time
02:50Cost and strain to already fragile supply chains
02:53For an industry still
02:55Recovering from the COVID era shipping crisis
02:57The pressure is mounting fast
03:00Now the past is colliding with the present
03:03As the U.S. signals possible
03:05The U.S. strikes against Iran
03:06The Houthis warned on January 25, 2026
03:10That American ships will be fair game
03:12If Washington attacks Tehran
03:15This footage captured in 2024 shows exactly how that threat could unfold
03:20What began as missile fire against tankers
03:23Has already expanded to U.S.
03:25Warships
03:26And with tensions accelerating across the region
03:28The next strike
03:30May not be symbolic
03:31It may be the opening shot of something far beyond
03:35Bigger
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03:45To be continued
03:46To be continued
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