All nineteen crew members of the cargo ship De Minervagacht, which was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, were safely transferred to Djibouti. That Reports Aspidesa military mission of the EU that carried out the rescue operation, Tuesday. The ship sails under the Dutch flag. The crew members are from Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. One of them is seriously injured.
The incident took place in the Gulf of Aden on 128 nautical miles (about 237 kilometers) southeast of the port of Aden on the mainland of Yemen. At the rescue operation, ten of the crew members were transferred to a Greek navy ship and eight to a French navy ship. The seriously injured crew member was immediately transferred to Djibouti by helicopter.
The ship was on the road in the east on Monday when it according to the shipping company From the ship, the Dutch Spliethoff, was attacked by an “unidentified explosive object”. The attack led to “substantial damage” and fire on board the ship. Two crew members were injured, one of which is seriously injured according to Aspides.
Aspides is a mission of the European Union that has been active in the seas around Yemen since 2024, with the aim of protecting international shipping against attacks of the Houthis. The Houthis have been attacking ships that would have a bond with Israel for a few years, in their own words from solidarity with the Palestinians. For the time being, the Houthis have not claimed responsible for the attack on the miner vine.
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