Magic Seas ship sinks in Red Sea after Houthi attack

 The Magic Seas dry-cargo vessel has sunk in the Red Sea after an attack by the Houthis from Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said.

"The Magic Seas ship has sunk following a strike delivered by our armed forces in response to numerous violations by the shipowner who kept on ignoring our ban of the passage of ships to the occupies Palestinian ports," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

The Magic Seas dry-cargo carrier was attacked off the Yemeni coast on July 6. According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Coordination Center (UKMTO), the attackers approached the ship in motor boats and used firearms, grenade launchers, and uncrewed boats to attack it. The ship received serious damage, caught fire and began to leak water.

Stem Shipping, a Greek company operating the vessel, confirmed earlier that all the 19 crew members had evacuated from the ship and were in safety.

The Magic Seas was en route from China to Turkey, loaded with ferrous metals and fertilizers.