Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea killed three crew members, sank one vessel, and left a second without propulsion in signs the Tehran-backed group is once again escalating assaults in the vital trade route.
The attacks resulted in the “tragic loss of three mariners, with many others injured and the complete loss of the MV Magic Seas and its cargo,” US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. The US “will continue to take necessary action to protect freedom of navigation and commercial shipping,” she added.
Liberian-flagged MV Eternity C “has sustained significant damage and has lost all propulsion,” the UK Maritime Trade…