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German container ship attacked in the Red Sea

A cargo ship belonging to the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has been shot at in the Red Sea. A fire is said to have broken out on board, but no crew members were injured. Recently, Houthi rebels from Yemen had repeatedly attacked ships in the region.

The "Al Jasrah" in the port of Hamburg (archive photo). According to a spokesman for Hapag-Lloyd,....aussiedlerbote.de
The "Al Jasrah" in the port of Hamburg (archive photo). According to a spokesman for Hapag-Lloyd, the ship was damaged in an attack in the Red Sea..aussiedlerbote.de

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A container ship operated by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has been shot at in the Red Sea. The "Al Jasrah" was damaged in the attack in the strait between Yemen and Djibouti, but there were no casualties, a spokesman for the Hamburg-based shipping company told the news agency DPA on Friday.

A spokesman for the US Department of Defense told the AFP news agency that the freighter had been hit by a projectile fired from a region in Yemen controlled by the Huthi militia. However, the shipping company spokesperson was initially unable to provide any information on the origin of the shelling. Yemeni Huthi rebels had recently attacked ships in the Red Sea. It was only on Thursday that German shipowners demanded protective measures from the German government and the EU. The German merchant fleet is the seventh largest among the world's major merchant fleets with a good 1,800 ships.

Red Sea the scene of rebel attacks due to the Gaza war

According to the shipping company, the freighter had sailed from Piraeus in Greece through the Suez Canal and was heading for Singapore. According to the maritime security company Ambrey, a fire broke out on the ship "Al Jasrah" after the attack north of the port city of Mocha. A container fell into the sea. "There is material damage on board, the crew is unharmed," said the Hapag-Lloyd spokesman. He was initially unable to provide details of the damage. However, the ship was able to continue its journey.

Against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the Yemeni rebels see ships in the Red Sea heading for Israel as a "legitimate target".

Editor's note: This article will be updated on an ongoing basis. An initial version spoke of an attack by Houthi rebels. This has not yet been confirmed. We apologize for the error.

Read also:

  1. The attack on the container ship "Al Jasrah," operated by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, was reportedly perpetrated by a projectile fired from a region in Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia.
  2. In response to increase in rebel attacks in the Red Sea, including the assault on the Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship, German shipowners recently demanded protective measures from the German government and the EU.
  3. Houthi rebels have considered ships in the Red Sea heading towards Israel as a "legitimate target" due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Source: www.stern.de

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