# Three Dead After Houthi Missile Attack on Bulk Carrier **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime News\ **Created:** [March 7, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731 "2024-03-07T11:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/1 "2024-03-07T11:05:16Z")
> **[Three Dead After Houthi Missile Attack on Bulk Carrier](https://gcaptain.com/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/)** > > The U.S. Central Command has confirmed three fatalities on board the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence after the ship was struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of... > At the time of the attack, _True Confidence_ was en route from China to Jeddah and Aqaba, carrying a cargo of steel products and trucks. En route to Jeddah, can’t avoid the Red Sea on that voyage. ---
**Author:** ![saltychef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@saltychef](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/saltychef)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/2 "2024-03-07T12:15:44Z")
All 3 from the engine room? ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/3 "2024-03-07T12:34:47Z")
Didn’t see anything, four others badly burned, three in critical condition. ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/4 "2024-03-07T13:15:59Z")
[Analysis: First fatal attack on shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/analysis-first-fatal-attack-on-shipping-by-yemen-s-houthi-rebels-escalates-risk-for-reeling-mideast/ar-BB1jtwk2?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=398c9fae725f4b53a83ebdd4821a8ba9&ei=14) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/f/bf94bf15e69e2fe08999f5e563864090fbb4c8c8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/5 "2024-03-07T13:40:15Z")
[ ![Square profile picture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/4/c438f9d5a35c1d69a1057c74a427737e4b84c4c3.jpeg) ](https://twitter.com/CENTCOM) [ U.S. Central Command ](https://twitter.com/CENTCOM) [ @CENTCOM ](https://twitter.com/CENTCOM) Houthis Kill Innocent Civilians with Missile Attack At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) Mar. 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden. The missile struck the vessel, and the multinational crew reports three fatalities, at least four injuries, of which three are in critical condition, and significant damage to the ship. The crew abandoned the ship and coalition warships responded and are assessing the situation. This is the fifth ASBM fired by Houthis in the last two days. Two of these ASBMs impacted two shipping vessels - M/V MSC Sky II and M/V True Confidence - and one ASBM was shot down by USS Carney (DDG 64). These reckless attacks by the Houthis have disrupted global trade and taken the lives of international seafarers. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/6 "2024-03-07T14:45:48Z")
> [@Kennebec\_Captain](#): > > At the time of the attack, _True Confidence_ was en route from China to Jeddah and Aqaba, carrying a cargo of steel products and trucks. The deck cargo looks more like buses than truck. Looks very similar to the Yutong electric buses parked at the bus depot next to our block of flats here: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/9/3911c801b79ba2e81c8c34b0242198a3796a23f3.jpeg) Both Jeddah and Aqaba are in the process of electrifying their city bus fleet: > **[First Electric City Bus Operated in Saudi Arabia Comes from Yutong\_Yutong...](https://en.yutong.com//pressmedia/yutong-news/2023/2023CAOWuvAnDE.html)** > > Recently, Saudi Arabia's first electric city bus was officially put into operation in Jeddah. The bus route connects Khalidiyah and Balad through Prince Faisal Street, and crosses Medina Road to facilitate green travel of residents near Khalidiyah,... ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/7 "2024-03-07T17:33:32Z")
> > > Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ @mercoglianos ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/2/c2d30ce417b7c41d1d8174a6988909c0a6dd256a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/three-dead-after-houthi-missile-attack-on-bulk-carrier/68731/9 "2024-03-11T14:43:36Z")
The vessel _True Confidence_ was under tow according to this article at safety4sea: [International forces join to stop Houthis .](https://safety4sea.com/international-forces-join-to-stop-houthis/) The article is a report about a Houthi attack of 28 drones but mentions the _True Confidence._ > This defensive action was credited with protecting not only the cargo ship True Confidence, which had previously been struck and was under tow, but also other commercial vessels navigating through the region.