Ship adrift after being struck by Houthi missile assigned salvage tug for rescue

The True Confidence has been left drifting in the Gulf of Aden

Houthis pull off first deadly missile strike as tactics draw bulker into firing line. The 50,448-dwt True Confidence (built 2011) burns in the Gulf of Aden after a Houthi missile attack on 6 March 2024.
Houthis pull off first deadly missile strike as tactics draw bulker into firing line. The 50,448-dwt True Confidence (built 2011) burns in the Gulf of Aden after a Houthi missile attack on 6 March 2024.Photo: US Central Command
Published 8 March 2024, 11:10Updated 8 March 2024, 14:41
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