MV True Confidence
missile strike · 2024-03-06 · Red Sea (gulf of aden)
- Date
- 2024-03-06
- Region
- Red Sea
- Vessel
- MV True Confidence
- IMO
- 9573948
- Flag
- BRB
- Vessel type
- bulker
- Incident type
- missile strike
- Outcome
- abandoned
- Casualties
- 3 killed, 4 injured
Summary
A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence approximately 50 nautical miles southwest of Aden. The bridge and superstructure were hit while the vessel was underway. Three seafarers — two Filipino, one Vietnamese — were killed, becoming the first fatalities of the Houthi maritime campaign. The vessel drifted and burned; the crew abandoned ship and were rescued. The strike triggered a formal reassessment of Red Sea transit risk by owners and P&I clubs.
Source
Reporting organisation: US CENTCOM
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/
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