Yemen: Government Forces Destroy Three Bomb-Laden Boats of the Houthis in the Red Sea

Aden, August 13 (KUNA) -- The Yemeni Navy announced on Thursday the destruction of three explosive-laden boats belonging to Houthi militias, which were equipped to carry out hostile operations in territorial waters, during clashes in the Red Sea. The state-owned Yemeni News Agency (Saba) quoted a Navy source as saying that one of the targeted boats was loaded with equipment intended for launching drones and was destroyed by a missile fired by the Navy, resulting in the deaths of five militia members on board in open sea. The source added that the Navy destroyed two other boats after detecting them en route to the site of the targeted boat in an attempt to rescue the personnel on board, noting that striking one of them killed and injured those on board. He clarified that the two boats were rigged with explosives and laden with detonators, with one being used to manage the militia’s drone operations, and that all three boats were equipped to conduct hostile operations in the Red Sea. He emphasized that the Navy and Coast Guard forces thwarted the operation and destroyed the boats before they could carry out their missions. (End) S.N.S./M.N.F.