Militants believed to be Houthi rebels use helicopter to seize Japanese tanker in Red Sea

Militants believed to be Iranian- backed Houthi rebels made use of a helicopter raid to seize a Japanese freight ship in the southerly Red Sea, stated 3 united state authorities.

According to the authorities, at around 1 p.m. Sunday regional time, a helicopter floated over the Galaxy Leader, a Japanese- possessed and Bahamian- flagged ship, and numerous armed people rappelled down to the deck.

The assault off the coastline of Yemen comes simply days after the Houthis released a visuals with subtitles in Hebrew, Arabic and English that stated, “We will sink your ships.” The visuals revealed an Israeli business ship ablaze.

On Nov 16, the International Maritime Security Construct, a global team that attempts to preserve safety in local waters, released a consultatory to all sailors in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb attribute in between Yemen and Djibouti as a result of the danger, yet did not call the …