Filipino sailor killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship — White House

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17186697834621717803059496240305-D-D0477-1001.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This file handout photo from US Central Command shows the USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Red Sea in March 2024. </span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>— A Filipino sailor was killed when Yemen&#x27;s Houthi rebels attacked a bulk cargo carrier last week, the White House said Monday, condemning their actions as terrorism.</p><p>The Iran-backed Houthis have launched dozens of drone and missile strikes in the vital shipping zones of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November, describing them as retaliation for the Israel-Hamas war.</p><p>But National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Filipino seaman killed was on the M/V Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship that had &quot;nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza.&quot;</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3057442"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>The vessel suffered serious flooding and was abandoned after it was struck by a sea drone off rebel-held Hodeida on Wednesday, according to a security agency operated by the British navy.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/15/21-of-22-filipino-seafarers-rescued-from-mv-tutor-after-houthi-attack-dmw-chief-1154">READ: 21 of 22 Filipino seafarers rescued from MV Tutor after Houthi attack: DMW chief</a></div><p>Kirby also said that a Sri Lankan crew member was critically wounded in a separate Houthi attack on Thursday on the M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated ship.</p><p>&quot;This is pure terrorism. There&#x27;s simply no other word for it. The Houthi claim of supporting Gazans is meritless,&quot; Kirby told reporters.</p><p>He also referenced newly announced US sanctions that the State Department said will target three individuals and six entities involved in the Huthi&#x27;s weapons procurement network.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/15/cargo-ship-hit-by-houthi-rebels-is-abandoned-us-728">READ: Cargo ship hit by Houthi rebels is abandoned — US</a></div><p>The State Department said Monday the sanctions targets &quot;have enabled Houthi forces to generate revenue and acquire a range of materials needed to manufacture the advanced weaponry they use to conduct ongoing terrorist attacks against US and allied interests.&quot;</p><p>In an advisory, the Department of Migrant Workers said it remains hopeful for the &quot;missing seafarer&quot; from M/V Tutor.</p><p>Citing a report from the Philippine Embassy in Athens, DMW said &quot;search operations for our missing seafarer shall be undertaken as soon as the ship is taken to a safe port.&quot;</p><p>It added: &quot;Meanwhile, we remain hopeful and are in touch with the family of the seafarer.&quot;  </p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sWa-O7bl9Ng?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Filipino seaman killed was on the M/V Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship that had "nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza."</p>

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Filipino seaman killed was on the M/V Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship that had "nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza."

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Filipino sailor killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship — White House

Filipino sailor killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship — White House

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Published Jun 18, 2024 08:24 AM PHT

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