UN spokesperson: We are very concerned about the continuation of incidents in the Red Sea

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday local time: “We have seen reports about the True Confidence ship.” The crew has been forced to evacuate. We do not have detailed information about their situation.

The UN spokesperson stated: We are once again witnessing the danger of these activities for the marine equipment and environment.

Dujarric emphasized: Once again, we emphasize respecting the resolutions of the Security Council, including Resolution 2722, and we ask the Houthis (Ansarullah) to stop attacks on ships and shipping lines.

The UN spokesperson said in response to the Ukrainian journalist’s question about today’s Russian attack on Odessa: We have seen the news about this attack. Without a doubt, this is another example of the destructive effects of this war. We once again condemn any attack on civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Dujarric also said about the situation in the Gaza Strip that the death of the Palestinian people in this area due to hunger is catastrophic.

The American media, citing a senior American defense official, announced on Wednesday local time that two American sailors were killed in the Yemeni attack on a cargo ship.

The American military official, who asked not to be named, said that smoke was coming from the ship True Confidence and a lifeboat was seen in the water near the ship.

The American military official also added that the extent of the damage to the Liberian-flagged ship is still unknown, but the crew escaped from the ship and launched lifeboats, which indicates a serious incident.

Two other American officials, who did not want to be named, acknowledged that the attack had “casualties”, without giving details.

“Reuters” news agency on Wednesday, quoting knowledgeable sources, announced that three sailors of the American ship targeted in Bab al-Mandeb have disappeared, and four other sailors have suffered burns, and the crew of the targeted cargo ship has left it. have done.

The British Maritime Trade Monitoring Agency also released a statement about a security incident for a ship and announced that it received a report of an explosion near an American cargo ship with the flag of Barbados 57 nautical miles southwest of Aden, Yemen. and this cargo ship, which was flying the flag of Barbados, was forced to deviate from its route.

This attack takes place after Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni National Army, announced in a statement on Tuesday night that the armed forces of that country, in support of the oppression of the Palestinian people and in response to the aggressions of Washington and London against their country, two American destroyers have been targeted in the Red Sea.