Red Sea, Shipping
CENTCOM singles out Iran for failing to rescue ship hit by Houthi missiles
The M/V Verbena, struck by two Houthi missiles, announced today that its crew were abandoning ships due to uncontrollable fires.
US Central Command announced today (Sunday) that M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk cargo carrier struck by Houthi missiles on June 13, was abandoning ship due to uncontrollable fires.
CENTCOM made a point of noting that while M/V Anna Meta came to their rescue, the Iranian frigate IRIN did not respond to their distress call despite being eight nautical miles away.
This is a further escalation of CENTCOM criticism of Iran for its support for Houthi attacks on shipping and its disinterest in helping international ships.
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