MV Verbena
missile strike · 2024-06-13 · Gulf Of Aden (off yemen)
- Date
- 2024-06-13
- Region
- Gulf Of Aden
- Vessel
- MV Verbena
- IMO
- 9600682
- Flag
- PLW
- Vessel type
- bulker
- Incident type
- missile strike
- Outcome
- abandoned
- Casualties
- 1 injured (medevac)
Summary
The Palau-flagged bulk carrier Verbena, carrying timber cargo, was struck by Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles in the Gulf of Aden. The strike triggered a serious cargo-hold fire; one Filipino seafarer was medically evacuated by USS Philippine Sea. The vessel was ultimately abandoned as fire-fighting could not be sustained. The Verbena joined the True Confidence and Tutor as one of the campaign's fatalities-and-casualty-loss cases. Salvage was not attempted.
Source
Reporting organisation: US CENTCOM
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/
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