MV Rubymar
missile strike · 2024-02-18 · Red Sea (bab el mandeb)
- Date
- 2024-02-18
- Region
- Red Sea
- Vessel
- MV Rubymar
- IMO
- 9138898
- Flag
- BLZ
- Vessel type
- bulker
- Incident type
- missile strike
- Outcome
- sunk
- Casualties
- none
Summary
The Rubymar, carrying a cargo of ammonium phosphate fertiliser, was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The 24 crew abandoned ship successfully; UKMTO coordinated the rescue. Over the following two weeks the vessel drifted and progressively took on water. On 2 March 2024 it sank in shallow Red Sea water — the first merchant vessel lost to enemy action in the Houthi campaign. The wreck poses ongoing pollution risk from fuel and fertiliser cargo.
Source
Reporting organisation: UKMTO
https://www.ukmto.org/indian-ocean/ukmto-advisories
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