A video of an unbalanced ship in heavy water has been shared, with claims that Yemen recently targeted this ship.
@AlthaniSuhaim made the same claim that Yemen has recently targeted an unbalanced ship in heavy water. The user claimed that the video is from the current conflict. The tweet post was made on Dec 17, 2023, which has received an about 155.2k views on X.
هنا #اليمن العظمى 😎✌🏻🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/VUP7LcM1j1
— Suhaim A. Al Thani (@AlthaniSuhaim) December 17, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This is an old video that was taken in January 2016, and it depicts the “MV Modern Express” ship losing stability in the Bay of Biscay. It is unrelated to the ongoing conflict in Gaza or the shipping crisis in the Red Sea.
alamy posted an article on this incident where they clarified that the image depicts the MV Modern Express on January 28, 2016, taken in the Bay of Biscay.
Check out the Video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 21, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows an unbalanced ship in heavy water has been shared as a recent incident claiming Yemen has targeted this ship recently. The fact is that this is an old video from January 2016 ,(1/2) pic.twitter.com/adT5Gol6xQ
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their narrative. According to a recent incident, Yemen is said to have targeted a ship in question, as evidenced by a video showing an unsteady vessel in heavy water. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that The “MV Modern Express” ship lost stability in the Bay of Biscay, as seen in this old footage from January 2016. The ongoing conflict in Gaza and the shipping crisis in the Red Sea are unrelated to it.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video purporting to show an unbalanced ship in heavy water has been circulated, indicating that Yemen is believed to have targeted the ship recently.
Fact : This video, which was taken in January 2016, actually shows the “MV Modern Express” ship losing stability in the Bay of Biscay. The Red Sea shipping crisis and the current conflict in Gaza are unrelated to it.
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