Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd
German container ship attacked in the Red Sea
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.
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A cargo ship belonging to the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd was attacked in the Red Sea. A fire is said to have broken out on board and no crew member was injured. Recently, Houthi rebels from Yemen had repeatedly attacked ships in the region.
One from the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd operated container ship was attacked in the Red Sea. The “Al Jasrah” was damaged in the attack in the strait between Yemen and Djibouti, and there were no injuries, a spokesman for the Hamburg shipping company told the DPA news agency on Friday.
A US Defense Department spokesman told AFP the freighter was hit by a missile fired from a region of Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia. However, the shipping company spokesman was initially unable to provide any information about the origin of the shelling. Yemeni Houthi rebels recently attacked ships in the Red Sea. It was only on Thursday that German shipowners demanded protective measures from the federal government and the EU. With over 1,800 ships, the German merchant fleet is the seventh largest among the world’s major merchant fleets.
Attack on Hapag-Lloyd freighter – fire on board
According to the shipping company, the freighter had sailed from Piraeus in Greece through the Suez Canal and was on course for Singapore. According to the maritime security company Ambrey, a fire broke out on the ship after the attack north of the port city of Motscha “Al Jasrah” out of. 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. The ship could continue its journey.
Against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the Yemeni rebels see ships in the Red Sea headed for Israel as a “legitimate target.”
Editor’s note: This article will be continually updated. An initial version spoke of an attack by Houthi rebels. This has not yet been confirmed. Please excuse the mistake.