Crew members of UAE ship attacked by Houthis tell of terrifying raid

La Compagnie Maritime de Dragage des ÉAU possède donc des navires (des dragues…) qui ressemblent à ça :

HSV Swift (navire civil, mission humanitaire, on vous dit…)

https://i2.wp.com/gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1024px-US_Navy_031104-N-0000S-001_High_Speed_Vessel_Two_HSV_2_Swift_is_participating_in_the_West_African_Training_Cruise-1.jpg

HSV-2 Swift — Wikipédia
▻https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSV-2_Swift

Modèle dérivé des catamarans commerciaux, comme le Condor Rapide de la compagnie Condor ferries, il a subi les améliorations nécessaires pour servir militairement. Un pont porte-hélicoptères y a été adapté, ainsi que le renforcement du pont à véhicules. Il peut transporter plus de 600 tonnes de frets divers pour un volume de 2 670 mètres carrés.

Son contrat de location étant terminé fin 2013. Incat le vend en juillet 2015 à la National Marine Dredging Company des Émirats arabes unis qui l’utilise pour le transport de troupes et matériels dans l’opération Restaurer l’espoir au Yémen.

Dans la nuit du 1er au 2 octobre 2016, il est gravement endommagé au large du Yémen lors d’une attaque des Houtis et les passagers ont du être secourus.

Pas de victimes, on vous dit…
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58xPnztU4Cc

US warships sent to area where Iran-backed rebels attacked Saudi-led coalition ship | Fox News
▻http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/03/us-warships-sent-to-area-where-iran-backed-rebels-attacked-saudi-led-coalit

Military officials sent the Navy warships to the southern end of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, also known as the Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers, USS Mason and USS Nitze, armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and an assortment of deck-mounted high-caliber machine guns, joined USS Ponce, a floating staging ship which includes a compliment of special operations forces, according to one official.
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Crews are towing the UAE ship to a port in nearby Eritrea, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The United States strongly condemned the “unprovoked attack” by the Houthis in a statement Sunday. “We call on the Houthi-Saleh groups to immediately cease attacks against all vessels. These provocative actions risk exacerbating the current conflict and narrow the prospects for a peaceful settlement,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

Un peu plus de 2 jours après, rigoureusement rien dans la presse française en ligne.

Juste (mais ça compte pas…) Sputnik News (avec la vidéo)
►http://www.opex360.com/2016/10/02/yemen-les-rebelles-houthis-disent-avoir-detruit-navire-des-emirats-arabes-u

et un site spécialisé (on notera les guillemets du titre)
(suivi de nombreux commentaires à coloration "mili")

Yémen : Les rebelles Houthis disent avoir "détruit" un navire des Émirats arabes unis » Zone Militaire
►http://www.opex360.com/2016/10/02/yemen-les-rebelles-houthis-disent-avoir-detruit-navire-des-emirats-arabes-u

Yémen : Les rebelles Houthis disent avoir « détruit » un navire des Émirats arabes unis

En fin de message du très sérieux Jane’s

UAE’s Swift hit by anti-ship missile | IHS Jane’s 360
►http://www.janes.com/article/64274/uae-s-swift-hit-by-anti-ship-missile

Swift was chartered by the US Navy from 2008-2013 and arrived in the UAE in July 2015. IHS Maritime & Trade data shows it has made numerous voyages between the Eritrean port of Assab to Aden and Al-Mukalla since then.

Sur Assab, cf. ▻https://seenthis.net/messages/530535

UAE Swift Warship Was Not Humanitarian in Yemen
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcq-IvCMlL4

Le journaliste s’étonne par ailleurs de l’absence complète de réaction de l’envoyé spécial des Nations-Unies pour le Yemen, Cheikh Ahmed.
▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Ould_Cheikh_Ahmed

La presse émiratie en fait des tartines
(contrairement à la presse française)

Owner of UAE vessel attacked by Houthis pledges to continue aid work | The National
▻http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/owner-of-uae-vessel-attacked-by-houthis-pledges-to-continue-aid-work

The ship has been taking humanitarian aid to Yemen for about a year. It was leased by the UAE, it is a civilian ship because it does not carry weapons and is operated by private citizens working for the NMDC.

The ship was carrying was carrying assistance, wounded Yemenis and passengers, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 24 crew members on board came from Ukraine, Poland, India, the Philippines, Egypt and Jordan, said Mr Al Ameri. No Emiratis were on board and all who were injured are receiving medical treatement in the UAE. Mr Al Ameri said three crewmen were injured in the attack. Two of the men have been released from hospital.

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Crew members of UAE ship attacked by Houthis tell of terrifying raid | The National
▻http://www.thenational.ae/uae/crew-members-of-uae-ship-attacked-by-houthis-tell-of-terrifying-raid

The crew of 24 young men on the ship – owned by the UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company and used to ferry humanitarian aid to Yemen – was attacked by Houthi rebels while they slept.

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