There are false claims circulating about an image showing the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy engaging in a military operation against a container ship that was heading towards Israel. The image shows the ship being hit directly and targeted by drones.
Verified accounts on twitter, including ZAINABALI_72, Wajidkhan (“@realwajidkhan“) made the claim that the Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that they will continue to block all ships heading towards Israeli ports in the Arabian and Red Seas until they deliver essential food and medicine to steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip. It also added “Yemen’s Houthis have issued an important statement regarding the attack on a ship going to Israel.” . The tweet post was made on Dec 15, 2023, which has received an about 33k views on X.
#ब्रेकिंग_न्यूज़
— Wajidkhan (@realwajidkhan) December 15, 2023
यमन के हौथिस ने इजराइल जा रहे जहाज पर हमले को लेकर एक अहम बयान जारी किया है
यमनी हौथिस के सशस्त्र बलों द्वारा जारी एक बयान
⭕ गाजा के मजलूम मुसलमानों के लिए जो वर्तमान में गाजा पट्टी में नरसंहार, विनाश और घेराबंदी का सामना कर रहे हैं, और हमारे महान यमनी… pic.twitter.com/nNQVuriLmo
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The image in question dates back to 2021, during which an explosion on the Singaporean container ship X-Press Pearl occurred due to a chemical fire, close to the Port of Columbo. Not by the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy, but rather as part of the Houthi attack in the Red Sea, three commercial ships were recently hit by missiles.
We visited apnews, which published an article on this incident with the headline “3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones”.
antwerpxl also posted an article on this incident with the headline “Sri Lanka Navy Rescue Crew Following Chemical Fire on Cargo Ship” on May 26, 2021.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 15, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image is being shared with misleading claims that The Yemeni Armed Forces Navy, carried out a military operation against the container ship which was heading toward #Israel, it was targeted by drones, and the ship was directly hit. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/xrgiZluAvy
An article was published by Aljazeera regarding this incident recently on Jan 15, 2024 with the headline “Yemen’s Houthis hit US-owned ship in missile attack, US military says”. The same old video went viral again but this time, according to US military, the container ship was hit by Yemen’s Houthis, but it continued its journey.
Intent:
Propagandists circulate old images with false claims to set their narrative against Israel. An image has been circulated with false claims that the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy carried out a military operation against a container ship heading towards Israel, which was targeted by drones and ship was directly hit. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the image is from 2021, when a chemical fire on the X-Press Pearl (a Singaporean container ship) near the Port of Colombo caused an explosion. Three commercial ships were recently hit by missiles in the Houthi attack in the Red Sea, not by the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy.
Conclusion:
Claim : A picture has gone viral with false allegations that the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy carried out a military operation against a container ship that was heading towards Israel. The image claims that the ship was struck directly and targeted by drones.
Fact : The image dates back to 2021, during which a chemical fire on Singaporean container ship X-Press Pearl caused an explosion near to the Port of Columbo. It was not the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy, but rather the Houthi that launched the recent missile attack in the Red Sea that struck three commercial ships.
